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Coffee chain on retail park set to open this week

A coffee chain has revealed the date it will be opening it’s fifth store in Lynn.Costa Coffee on St Nicholas Retail park is set to open its sit in and drive-thru store on Friday.The store has created 12 new jobs for the town and customers are also invited to order in advance using the Costa app.The new Costa store at Lynn's St Nicholas Retail ParkA Costa Coffee spokesperson said: “We’re

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Festivals co-founder receives BEM for services to literature

A man who has been at the forefront of Lynn’s literary festival scene for decades has been awarded a British Empire Medal.Tony Ellis, co-founder of King’s Lynn Literature Festivals, was revealed as a recipient of the medal in the first King’s Birthday Honours List, which was published on Friday.Mr Ellis, 81, of Lynn, who has been awarded with the medal for his “services to literature”, said the honour was a

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Local News

Is this make or break for West Norfolk’s Jess and Sammy on Love Island?

An impressive football trick, a date with another bombshell and a third recoupling - it’s been another busy few days for our Jess, and that’s without mentioning all the latest drama!Let’s start though by picking up where we left off last time. We had seen a preview for Thursday’s Love Island, in which Jess was in tears after a confrontation with Catherine and Whitney about “whispering”.When that episode aired, we

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National News

Brendan Rodgers returns as Celtic manager on three year deal

Celtic have announced the return of Brendan Rodgers as manager on a three-year contract. Rodgers replaces Ange Postecoglou four years and four months after his sudden departure to Leicester after winning seven out of seven domestic trophies with the Hoops. Rodgers said on the club’s website: “I am really delighted to return to Celtic and I am hugely excited by this great opportunity. When I was given the privilege of

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Crematorium boosts charity supporting bereaved partners

A crematorium has boosted a bereavement charity with a donation of £12,000.Mintlyn Crematorium, which is owned and managed by West Norfolk Council, raised money for Widowed and Young (WAY) through a charitable scheme operated by the Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management (ICCM).Under the scheme, metal from medical implants is recycled after cremation, with the consent of the family of the deceased.From left, Widowed & Young chief executive Stephanie Patrick,

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Local News

Police called to reports of robbery at town store – with teenager arrested at scene

Police were called to reports of a robbery at a town store at the weekend.Officers attended the Costcutter store on Wisbech Road in Lynn yesterday at 7.07pm, with four police vehicles parked outside at one stage.A man at the scene reported that he had been approached by another man, who made threats of violence and demanded he hand over alcohol he had just purchased.The Costcutter store on Wisbech Road, Lynn.

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National News

Man chuckles in court after receiving football ban for wearing offensive shirt

A man has chuckled in the dock of the court after receiving a four-year football ban having admitted wearing a football shirt at Wembley Stadium which made an offensive reference to the Hillsborough disaster. James White, 33, of Warwickshire, pleaded guilty to displaying threatening or abusive writing likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress at Willesden Magistrates’ Court in north-west London on Monday. The court heard he wore a Manchester

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National News

Man Utd defender Ona Batlle to rejoin former club Barcelona this summer

Manchester United have announced defender Ona Batlle is to leave the Women’s Super League club and sign for Barcelona on the completion of her contract at the end of the month. The 24-year-old Spain international joined United in the summer of 2020 after leaving Levante and went on to make 77 appearances for the Red Devils, scoring three goals. She was included in the Professional Footballers’ Association WSL team of the year for

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Iceland trials world first air fryer food aisle

Iceland is trialling an aisle solely devoted to food that can be cooked in an air fryer as sales continue to soar for the energy-saving ovens. The supermarket said the aisle would operate from June 19 for a week at its large format Food Warehouse outlet in Charlton, London, and include around 287 food items that can be cooked in an air fryer. Products include Greggs sausage rolls and steak

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Sport

Taylor takes five scalps as Castle Rising romp to victory

Castle Rising displayed their Division One West promotion credentials with an emphatic victory over Saham Toney in the Norfolk Cricket League on Saturday.Mid-table Rising made a mockery of second-placed Saham Toney's batting order with Matt Taylor picking up 5 for 34 with the ball as they sealed victory by 186 runs.After winning the toss and electing to bat first, the hosts were in kinds of trouble as openers Calum Chrome-Russell

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