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Four generations of family gather to celebrate Edith’s 100th birthday

Four generations of a family have helped to celebrate a great grandma’s 100th birthday.Edith Reed, of Gaywood, was joined by more than 80 people for her party at the masonic centre in North Lynn on Saturday.Edith’s children, grandchildren and great grandchildren were there, alongside friends and family.Edith Reed celebrating her 100th birthdayEdith Reed celebrating her 100th birthday with her her children (from left) Stephen Reed, David Reed & Susan BeechamEdith

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Engineer Jade in contention for top award

A young female engineer from Leziate has been shortlisted for a national award in her field.Jade Kimpton, 22, is an apprentice substation engineer at National Grid who is in the running to win the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s Young Woman Engineer of the Year Award 2023.The engineer carries out maintenance on substation assets, including repairs and replacements, and helps with the commissioning of renewable generation connections.Jade wants to encourage

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Celebrating our QEH shining stars

In the monthly Ward Round column, hospital CEO Alice Webster talks awards, buggies and the future...Last week we celebrated our annual Team QEH Awards, with a ceremony for all of our finalists and their invited family, friends and colleagues.I’ve never been prouder to be part of Team QEH. These awards are a testament to the incredible staff we have across all areas of the Trust and it was a truly

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Camera club celebrates photographers with awards evening in its new home

A camera club has hosted its first annual awards in its new home to celebrate the successes of its members.King’s Lynn District Camera Club (KLDCC) gathered at its new home at Springwood High School to present trophies and certificates to its best shutterbugs.The awards evening, which was held on September 25, welcomed special guests Andrew Johnson (CEO of the North Norfolk Academy Trust) and Lee Everson (head of art and

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Commemorative wedding plate returned to town

A small piece of history has been returned to Hunstanton after a commemorative plate was handed into a charity shop.An inscription on the plate, which was given to the Norfolk Hospice Tapping House shop in Lynn, showed it had originally been presented to a Miss Beeton – the organist at the Union Chapel in Hunstanton – on the occasion of her wedding in June 1899.Staff at the Lynn shop contacted

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Kick-outs, ‘volatile behaviour’ and Class A drugs saw trio wind up in court

Kick-outs, “volatile behaviour” and cocaine all played a role in an incident which saw three people wind up in court.Leon Vertigan, 19, Ronnie Dunne, 26, and Sarah Wilson, 39, appeared together at Lynn Magistrates’ Court last Thursday charged with a range of offences.Vertigan pleaded guilty to assault with intent to arrest, Dunne admitted possession of a Class A drug, and Wilson pleaded guilty to assault by beating of an emergency

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Sport

Ryston Runners member completes sixth major World Marathon

A Ryston Runners member who has competed in six of the World Marathon Majors hopes her story can inspire others to take up running.Gill Hart completed the Chicago Marathon earlier this month - making it six in all after taking her place at London, New York, Paris, Boston and Tokyo equivalent over the course of the last 28 years.Hart's first-ever running race was the London Marathon back in 1995, and

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Storm Babet to batter UK with extremely heavy rain and high winds

Storm Babet is set to batter the UK with extremely heavy rain and high winds from Wednesday including in Lynn, Hunstanton, Swaffham, Downham and Fakenham.The second named storm of the season will last from Wednesday to Saturday, the Met Office said, and is expected to cause flooding, power cuts and travel disruption.Yellow severe weather warnings have been issued across the four days for a vast swathe of the UK, covering

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Night shelter launches appeal after Government turns down cash bid

Lynn Night Shelter has launched a crowdfunding appeal after the Government turned down its bid for vital money.The shelter, which has already postponed its planned re-opening after the summer break until the start of November due to lack of funds, is in urgent need of money if it is to continue supporting homeless people who may otherwise be sleeping rough.Options appear to be running out after the Department for Levelling

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Man died after accidental drug overdose

A Lynn man died after an accidental drug overdose caused him to have a heart attack which in turn led to a severe brain injury, an inquest heard.It took 28 minutes for CPR to finally work, by which time Bobby Mortimer, who was 42, had suffered damage to the brain caused by lack of oxygen.Bobby, of Chapel Street, died on March 31 this year at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH)

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