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Road was closed and man hospitalised after reports of assault

A road was closed after an incident last night that saw a man taken to hospital.Police were called to Wootton Road in Gaywood at 10.26pm yesterday following reports of an assault.The road was shut off while officers attended the scene – with one man, aged in his 30s, taken to Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital.Police attended Wootton Road in Gaywood after reports of an assault last night. Picture: iStockWitnesses reported an

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Girl power as World Cup fever grips West Norfolk

England’s Lionesses have inspired thousands of girls and women to get involved in football.And as World Cup fever continued to grip the nation over the weekend, Alive Lynnsport played host to a girls' festival on Saturday.Organised by the Norwich City Community Sports Foundation, more than 80 girls showed off their silky skills across two sessions.Action from the girls' football festival, organised by the Norwich City Community Sports Foundation on behalf

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Stoppage-time equaliser spares Linnets’ blushes

Substitute Ben Stephens spared King's Lynn Town's blushes with a stoppage-time equaliser against Gloucester City on Saturday.Lynn looked to be heading for a first defeat home before a smash-and-grab finale saw the injured Stephens fire home a dramatic leveller to cancel out Elliott Durrell's opener for the Tigers.The Linnets still remain without a win in the new National League North season – and manager Mark Hughes admitted his side were

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Bus route launch with links to health centres

A new bus route is coming to Lynn, making accessing health services easier.Go To Town, an independent bus company, is introducing a new service in a matter of days which will link three health centres via Vancouver Avenue and Tennyson Avenue.It includes the new St James Surgery at South Wootton along with the planned Nar Ouse Health Hub at South Lynn and the Southgate’s Medical Centre.The bus will go to

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Women’s World Cup final was shown on big screen in town centre

Residents were invited to watch as England take on Spain in the FIFA Women’s World Cup final match as it was shown on a big screen in Lynn on Sunday. The screen, in the Tuesday Market Place, showed the game – while Alive West Norfolk provided some fun football activities to try. The market place radiated  the buzz of Stadium Australia as the final is shown on the big borough

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Breaking the ground at diagnostics centre as work begins

Work has officially begun on a new state-of-the-art diagnostics centre at Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital.Selected members of staff from the hospital visited the site where they were some of the first to lift soil from the ground.Building work is expected to finish by next July ready for the centre to open – which is said to reduce waiting times for patients needing MRI and CT scans as well as X-rays.

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Pride set to bring sea of rainbows as event returns to town with parade and live entertainment

Thousands are set to descend on Lynn tomorrow in a sea of rainbows as Pride returns to the town.As in previous years, King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Pride will feature a colourful parade through the town centre and celebrations in The Walks.Dace Lockwood, of the Pride committee, said: “King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Pride is a reflection of our community – it’s a family-friendly event that welcomes everyone and allows

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Care home showcases artistic talents of two residents in exhibition

A Lynn care home has showcased the talents of two of its residents as it put on an art exhibition this week.Goodwins Hall Care Home residents Anthony Leakey, 70, and Sylvia Parr, 88, created several pieces of work which were displayed on its walls to share with family and friends when they visited on Wednesday.Anthony uses art foil and pre-painted sheets with an outline of the picture before using a

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Lambert makes sensational return to Stars for final six meetings of the season

King’s Lynn hero Robert Lambert is to make a sensational return to the club for the final six matches of the Sports Insure Premiership season.The Norwich-born star has agreed a deal to rejoin the MacInnes Stars and will come into the team in time for Monday’s trip to Belle Vue.He will then make his first appearance in four years at the Adrian Flux Area in the return fixture against the

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Downham Stow do the double after defeating Runcton

Downham Stow 233-5North Runcton 232-8Downham Stow romped home to record a double this season over neighbours North Runcton with a five-wicket success.Action from Downham Stow’s victory over North RunctonRuncton won the toss and batted and set 232-8 which looked a reasonable total to defend on a wicket that was not coming on to the bat.The visitors looked in a good position after dismissing Ben Wilcox and Liam Muggeridge with the

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