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56-year-old gave two teenagers ‘a piece of my mind’ by assaulting them in cinema

A 56-year-old assaulted two teenagers in a town cinema to give them “a piece of his mind” after they disrupted a film by throwing popcorn at him.Gerard D’Andrea, of Ladysmith Cottages in West Winch, appeared at Lynn Magistrates’ Court on Thursday charged with two counts of assault by beating.He pleaded guilty to the offences, which he committed at Lynn’s Majestic Cinema after what he felt was provocation from the two

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Thurlow Nunn football round-up: Swaffham win; Downham, Heacham and Fakenham lose

There were defeats for all three West Norfolk representatives in the Thurlow Nunn Premier Division this afternoon.Downham Town lost 2-0 at home to Walsham le Willows, Fakenham were edged out 2-1 at Thetford Town while Heacham were beaten 3-2 on home soil by Ely City.Heacham's two-game winning streak was brought to an abrupt end, despite Paulius Falcao heading them into a half-time lead against the Robins.Paulius Falco gave Heacham the

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Linnets secure first win under new manager

King's Lynn Town secured their first National League North win under new manager Adam Lakeland as they beat Darlington 2-1 on their travels.Two first-half strikes from Josh Barrett were enough to secure Lakeland's first win in the hot seat and end a run of five games in the league without a win for Lynn.The Linnets had defender Adam Crowther sent off in the final minute after receiving a second yellow

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Man took hundreds of pounds worth of fuel from petrol stations without paying – and police knew about it

A 54-year-old drove off from a number of petrol stations without paying for nearly £450 worth of diesel because he was “short of money”.However, he was able to commit more than half of those offences after police found out about the first three.Richard Bone pleaded guilty to eight counts of making off without payment when he appeared at Lynn Magistrates' Court on Thursday.He committed the offences at various locations around

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Town contributes to 30 whales’ worth of unflushable waste

A total of 30 blue whales’ worth of unflushable products were found blocking drains in the East of the England in the past year.Data collected by Anglian Water has shown that 3,047 tonnes of rubbish, largely made up of wet wipes, cotton buds and sanitary items were flushed by people in the region – with people in the Lynn area contributing 25 tonnes to the total.The water company has had

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Popular children’s TV character will meet and greet kids at toy shop

Children in Lynn will have the chance to meet a popular Paw Patrol character tomorrow.On Saturday, The Entertainer store in Lynn is offering fans of the courageous pup Skye the chance to meet her at regular intervals between 10am – 4pm.What’s more, little ones can expect a pup-tacular high-five and hug from Skye while capturing the paw-fect snap.Skye will visit The Entertainer at the weekendSkye will be at the store

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Linnets boss makes first signing

Adam Lakeland has made his first signing as King's Lynn Town manager by bringing in a new midfielder.Lakeland has signed Scottish under-18 player George Morrison, 17, on a month's loan from League One Fleetwood Town.On Lynn's latest recruit, Lakeland said: "George is a player highly-regarded by Fleetwood - a club I have had many successful loan players from at previous clubs in the past.King's Lynn Town boss Adam Lakeland who

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Dersingham Reserves hit double-figures in Division One

Dersingham Reserves welcomed league partners The 8:56 Foundation to their game against West Lynn on Saturday as they unveiled their new kit displaying the local organisation's logo.Dersingham celebrated the first run out in the kit with a thumping 17-0 victory.Dane Schmuda was star of the show with a double hattrick, and other goal scorers included Ahmed Rhaouti (3), Nathan Mitchell (2) and Ruben Dores (2).Dersingham Reserves in their new 856

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Businesswoman unveils plans to convert building into shopping and leisure attraction

A town businesswoman hopes to give Lynn a big boost by filling a former department store with shopping and leisure attractions.Kelly Ranger, who runs the pop-up market at The Place on New Conduit Street, is now looking to revitalise the former Debenhams building on High Street.It has been lying empty since the business closed in 2020, although Starlow Investments was granted permission to build flats in its two upper floors

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Borough Council sponsoring Environmental Champion award for third year

West Norfolk Council is sponsoring the Environmental Champion category of the Mayor’s Business Awards for the third year in succession.The borough council is also the headline sponsor for the awards, which take place at the Alive Corn Exchange in Lynn’s Tuesday Market Place on Friday, March 1.Cllr Michael de Whalley, Cabinet member for climate change and biodiversity at the council, said: “I’m delighted to see the borough council sponsor this

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