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Fresh strikes by civil servants as unions attack pay rise announcement

Fresh strikes are to be held by civil servants after unions attacked an announcement of a pay rise for this year of between 4.5% and 5%. Prospect said its members will walk out on May 10 and June 7 across government departments and other areas such as the Met Office and Health and Safety Executive. Mike Clancy, general secretary of Prospect, said: “We have repeatedly offered to engage in pay

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Local News

Officers in town deal with almost 50 motoring offences in a day

Norfolk Police have dealt with a number of vehicle related crimes as part of their Roads Policing Action Day.More than 40 vehicles were stopped by police in Lynn on Wednesday (April 12) as part of a multi-agency operation to reduce road casualties and disrupt criminality.A number of officers took part in the Roads Policing Action Day, including those from the Roads and Armed Policing Team and the Commercial Vehicle Unit

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National News

Activists plan to scale Aintrees fences onto Grand National track

Animal Rising activists plan to scale the fences and enter the track of Aintree Racecourse before the Grand National race begins, the group has said. The climate and animal rights group said up to 300 activists will attend the race from 9.30am on Saturday where they intend to prevent the race from starting. They will also block traffic by performing a slow march along Ormskirk Road, the main access route. Nathan McGovern, a

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National News

Shoppers head to frozen food aisles to quell sizzling hot inflation hit

Shoppers are opting for frozen meat and meals like pizza and chips as food price inflation continues to add hundreds of pounds to households’ grocery shops. New figures from research firm Kantar showed frozen food sales were ticking up in British supermarkets. Frozen poultry like chicken and game meats increased in the three months to mid-March, compared with the same period last year, as well as frozen prepared foods which includes

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Local News

Fears raised that £24m Southgates scheme will not fix traffic woes

A multi-million pound scheme to prevent traffic crawling through the middle of an ancient monument could be a waste of money, councillors fear.Plans to redevelop the Southgates area of Lynn – a key entryway into the town – will see the space around the 600-year-old fortification pedestrianised, with the main road into the diverted and a roundabout replaced by new junctions.But councillors fear the scheme could do little to fix

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Local News

Man in 80s remains in hospital week on from fatal crash on roundabout

A man who was seriously injured following a fatal crash on Lynn's Hardwick roundabout remains in hospital a week on.Emergency services were called to the Hardwick roundabout at 2.36pm on Wednesday, April 5, after reports of the collision between a black BMW 3 series and a green BMW 3 series.The driver of the green BMW, a man in his 70s, was pronounced dead at the scene.The Hardwick roundabout in King's

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Sport

Linnets boss wants players on front foot

Mark Hughes will continue to encourage his King’s Lynn Town team to play with intensity going forward as the National League North title race goes into the final two weeks of the season.The Linnets have netted 86 times this season and interim boss Hughes has vowed to stay true to his attacking principles as the club’s interim boss takes his side into Lynn’s penultimate home fixture against Southport tomorrow.Hughes said:

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Sport

Horse trials attracts top names in the sport

A star-studded line up is heading to West Norfolk for the 2023 FEI Barefoot Retreats Burnham Market International Horse Trials this weekend. (14-16 April).After a challenging spell of extremely wet weather, many of the sport’s top combinations will be seeking to get a valuable run under their belt at Burnham Market, before heading on to the big spring targets such as the 5* competitions at Kentucky in the USA and

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Sport

Stars enjoy home comforts in Premiership

Polish star Krzysztof Kasprzak raced to a stunning 15-point maximum on his home debut as King’s Lynn defeated Wolverhampton 49-41 to collect their first league win of the season.Kasprzak, who had been below par in the MacInnes Stars’ opening two matches, was in unbeatable form at the Adrian Flux Arena as the home side received just the boost they needed.The eight-point margin of victory wasn’t enough to prevent Wolves from

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National News

Refugee to run free Ukrainian walking tours of Liverpool during Eurovision

A Ukrainian reporter who came to the UK as a refugee last year is planning to run free walking tours of Liverpool in her country’s language during the Eurovision Song Contest finals in the city next month. Maria Romanenko, 30, left the Kyiv region for Manchester last year at the start of the Russian invasion. Her partner, Jez, who was born in Manchester, was with her at the time. The

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