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Linnets suffer Barrett injury blow as they are held to draw at Walks

King's Lynn Town 1 Blyth Spartans 1King's Lynn Town have suffered a major injury blow as they were held to a draw by Blyth Spartans at The Walks.The home side's pre-match preparations were dealt a huge setback with the sight of the mercurial Josh Barrett on crutches before the game.Joint leading scorer Barrett injured his metatarsal in training on Friday and faces a spell of between four and ten weeks

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Hospital’s improved emergency department opens its doors to patients after changes

Patients attending the Emergency Department (ED) at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Lynn will now be benefiting from treatment in a newly reconfigured area.On Monday, the Trust opened the doors to their new ED, which has been designed with clinical staff who know best what their patients need.The refurbished area will give a better experience for patients who arrive at the hospital's front door as well as providing an improved

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27-year-old jailed after splashing out on food with bank card he found at town pub

A 27-year-old has been handed 14 weeks in jail after splashing out on food and tobacco when he found an unattended bank card in a pub.Jack Addison, of London Road in Lynn, was sent to custody when he appeared at the town’s magistrates’ court on Thursday.He had pleaded guilty to one count of fraud by false representation, which meant he had breached a suspended sentence he was handed by Norwich

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20-year-old scammed town centre shops with fake Scottish bank notes

A 20-year-old was caught red-handed after attempting to buy from town centre businesses using fake Scottish bank notes.Christopher Ward appeared at Lynn Magistrates’ Court on Thursday via a video link from HMP Peterborough, where he is currently being held on remand in relation to other allegations.He was charged with two counts of knowingly passing counterfeit bank notes. He committed the offences between September 7 and 15 last year.Christopher Ward used

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Band to perform war-time and traditional ‘Last Night of the Proms’ music at free concert

A free autumn afternoon concert featuring war-time and traditional ‘Last Night of the Proms’ music is taking place in Lynn this weekend.King’s Lynn Town Band will present ‘Poppies to Proms’ at the Holy Family Church on Gaywood’s Field Lane on Sunday.The event, which starts at 2.30pm, is free to attend but there will be a collection for donations as people leave.Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaywood. Picture: Google MapsFor more

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Man accused of violent disorder was detained in Lynn after arrest

A man has been charged with two counts of violent disorder after being arrested in Norfolk by London’s Metropolitan Police.Callum Gibson, 27, of Wisbech, was held in custody in Lynn on Wednesday after enquiries were carried out by Met officers.He has since appeared at Norwich Magistrates’ Court and has been remanded to appear at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday, November 23.Callum Gibson was held in custody in Lynn following his

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Five weeks of lane closures on major roundabout while street lights are upgraded

Drivers using a major roundabout in Lynn may be impacted by five weeks’ worth of lane closures.Work started on Wednesday night to upgrade the LED street lighting on the A47 at Hardwick roundabout.The work, which is being undertaken by National Highways, is taking place overnight from 8pm to 6am on weeknights only.A National Highways spokesperson said: “To do the work safely, we will need to have a series of single

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AI used to help hospital patients receive faster treatment

New Artificial Intelligence technology is being used to help stroke patients in hospital.The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, in Lynn, has been using AI to deliver care to stroke patients faster than before.‘Brainomix’, an AI medical software, allows for CT scans to be sent directly to an app which shows the areas of the patient's brain that need immediate medical attention.In the first two months of using Brainomix, 40 patients have benefitted

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Restricting vehicle access to vets is like ‘blocking entrance to hospital’, resident says

A road closure in Lynn has caused anger among people trying to access a vet practice, with one resident comparing it to blocking the entrance to a hospital.Over the weekend, Anglian Water carried out essential works on Tennyson Avenue, before Norfolk County Council started road surfacing works to repair the surface on Monday.But this meant that people trying to take their pets to Mill House Veterinary Surgery and Hospital were

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Brand launches £250K investment plan which will create jobs in town

A brand has launched its £250,000 investment plan for global expansion which will create jobs in town.Amino, based in North Lynn’s Bergen Way industrial estate, is a family-owned brand which produces nutritional drinks that “enhance performance and improve health and well-being”.The investment plans aim to scale up productions with a new 1,000-square-foot warehouse facility, creating up to five new jobs in Lynn.Funds will support a new 1000-square-foot warehouse (Picture: Amino)Sibling

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