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More electric charging points installed at car parks in West Norfolk, with some on the way in Breckland too

New electric car charging points have been installed in two car parks run by the borough council and two Breckland towns will shortly have some as well.Central Car Park in Hunstanton and St James Multi-Storey in Lynn now have 50kW chargers where up to two vehicles can be charged at a time in Hunstanton and up to six in Lynn.The electricity will be paid for by the user via an

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West Norfolk beaten in Suffolk

Ipswich 41 West Norfolk 24West Norfolk returned home empty-handed from their second trip to Ipswich in the space of three weeks.The Gatehouse Lane outfit were excellent in the first half against a side who were relegated from Regional 2 Anglia last year before Ipswich took control in the second half.Head coach Darren Clarke said: "Once again we were competitive for 40 minutes. With the wind and the slope in our

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Terrific Tigers purr with double win

It was double delight for Terrington Tigers in the Mid Norfolk Youth League (MNYL) Girl’s Divisions on Saturday, picking up wins in both competitive age groups.In the only fixture of the weekend in the Under 14s, the Tigers hosted last year’s champions Heacham, who were cursing their luck in losing two players through illness on the morning of the game.Terrington goals from Summer Ringer and Alice Todd (2) did the

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Councillor suggests fundraiser for £3m gap in costs to restore historic guildhall

A row over funding for the revamp of a town’s historic Guildhall with links to Shakespeare has taken an unlikely turn after a councillor called for a ‘GoFundMe’ page to be set up to plug a £3m gap in costs.Stuart Dark, who leads the Conservative group at West Norfolk Council, has suggested a fundraiser be created to help raise funds towards the multi-million-pound restoration of St George’s Guildhall in Lynn.It

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Five-goal Ash inspires Docking

Docking club secretary Ash Woodhouse was the man of the moment as he struck five goals in their comprehensive Division One victory over West Lynn.They find themselves in second place in the league and unbeaten in their first five games of the league season.The double-digit victory for the Rangers saw goalscorers include Harry Sands, Liam Spooner, Jamie Tooth and Dom Howell.The management and players of The Woottons would like to

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Funding to be offered for dentists to teach schoolchildren about dental hygiene

Health bosses are taking emergency action to tackle a dental crisis in children.The Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board are offering up to £20,000 of funding for the next six months for dentists to visit schools and teach children about how to keep their teeth healthy.It follows a damning report earlier this year which found Norfolk’s five-year-olds have the worst rates of tooth decay in the East of England –

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Argos store on retail park moves to Sainsbury’s supermarket

The Argos store on Lynn’s Hardwick industrial estate has relocated to the Sainsbury’s store just yards away.The shop, which had been based in a unit between Hobbycraft and The Food Warehouse, opened inside the supermarket on Scania Way this morning.An Argos spokesperson said: “The transformation of our Argos store and distribution network is continuing at pace, improving availability, convenience and service for customers.The Sainsbury's store on Lynn's Hardwick estate. Picture:

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The Mayor’s own award

It’s called the Mayor’s Business Awards so it’s only right that there’s an award presented in her honour.West Norfolk Council is the headline sponsor for the awards, which take place at the Alive Corn Exchange in Lynn’s Tuesday Market Place on Friday, March 1.The borough council also sponsors the Environmental Champion category as well as the Mayor’s Business of the Year, which will be presented by West Norfolk Mayor Margaret

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Road closed after crash while motorcyclist was rushed to hospital

A road was closed and a motorcyclist was taken to hospital after a crash yesterday evening.Police were called at 5.02pm on Tuesday to the collision, between a motorbike and car, at the junction of Saddlebow Road and Wisbech Road in South Lynn.A Lexmoto Adrenaline motorbike and black Skoda Superb were involved. The road was blocked, with drivers unable to leave Lynn via Wisbech Road, but it re-opened at 6.42pm.The crash

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Pelicans warm up for top-of-the-table clash with emphatic win

For the third successive game, Pelicans secured themselves a win with an emphatic 5-1 scoreline.Although there were times in this game where they had to dig deep against a resolute Norwich Dragons side, who had yet to win this season, the visitors gave Pelicans a bit more to think about than last week's opposition, Kettering.However, this didn’t stop the home side from opening the scoring through Harry Sampson who got

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