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Night shelter could welcome homeless guests 24/7 and all year round

A night shelter in Lynn could have its provision extended with year-round, 24/7 accommodation for homeless people.King’s Lynn Night Shelter, based at St John’s House on Blackfriars Road, has submitted plans to West Norfolk Council to change the building’s use from a winter night shelter, with no proposed development or works required.In a document on the council’s planning portal, the shelter’s co-ordinator Lucy McKitterick said that the trustees “hope that

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First steps to create Lynn town council could be taken later this year

Early steps along the path to establish a town council for Lynn could be taken by the end of this year.That is according to West Norfolk Council leader Terry Parish, who has raised the possibility of setting up a separate ruling body for the town – allowing the borough council to operate without ‘Lynn’ in its official title.Any decision on this would require a referendum to be held, and possibly

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Linnets unveil new manager at The Walks

King's Lynn Town owner Stephen Cleeve believes he has got the best manager in the league after persuading Adam Lakeland to become the club’s new boss.Lynn’s new boss arrives at The Walks from Lynn’s National League North rivals Curzon Ashton who currently sit seventh in the table after the opening 10 games.Speaking about the appointment of Lakeland, Cleeve said: “I’m so pleased that Adam has become a Linnet.New King's Lynn

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Pelicans in goalless stalemate

Pelicans fired a weekend blank at Norwich as they were unable to build on their opening win from the previous weekend.For the third time in succession, the two teams couldn’t be separated as the game ended in a goalless draw.Chances in the first half were few and far between and Pelicans always looked dangerous on the counter-attack.Pelicans men were unable to fin a goal at Norwich City on Saturday during

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Watlington do themselves proud at reigning champions Heacham

The Under-14 girls' division fixture list proved to be unkind to Watlington, as their first-ever league fixture saw them travelling to last year’s league winners Heacham, with only a single friendly as their previous experience.The champions were soon up and running with four first-half goals from their captain, Mercedes Ottoway.Two more for Ottoway after the break and four from Summer Mann, gave the scoreline a one-sided look.Mid Norfolk girls' Youth

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Archery club’s open shoot event sees big turnout

An open shoot event organised by an archery club saw more than 100 people take part.On September 17, King’s Lynn Field Archery Club took to a quarry near Blackborough End to host their event and were greeted by archers ready to compete.It was the first open shoot event on the field archery grounds since the end of lockdown.Aurora Archery Club members with their winnings (Picture: King's Lynn Archery Club)Ellie Murphy

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Downham beat Ghosts in derby clash

Life at Downham Town couldn't be better - just ask the joint management team of Craig Dickson and Dale Stokes.Their side has taken to the Premier Division like a duck to water after making it eight games unbeaten at home to Fakenham Town on Wednesday night.James Moore's sixth goal of the campaign was enough to overcome the Ghosts at the SCL Memorial Field as Downham moved up to third in

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Cancer survivor donates more than £3,000 to benefit future hospital patients

A cancer survivor has donated more than £3,000 to buy specialist disposable cameras to benefit future patients at Lynn’s hospital.Gloria Joiner, 74, from Walpole Highway, was diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2016 and frequently visited the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for various treatments – including chemotherapy, immunotherapy and surgeries to remove cancerous tumours.Nine operations later, the grandmother of four and great-grandmother of two was given the news that she only needs

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West Warriors triumph in league clash at Stamford

Georgie Lingham ran in three tries as West Norfolk Warriors came from behind to triumph at Stamford on Sunday.It what was a real battle of attrition for both sides, both teams agreed to start with 13 players apiece, with Stamford ultimately dropping to 12 in the final 20 minutes.The hosts came out of the blocks from the start and immediately took control of the game, scoring two tries within the

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West Norfolk youngsters win at Cambridge

Under-13 players from West Norfolk Rugby Club stepped out for their first youth fixture of the season against a strong and experienced Cambridge side.Supporters turned out in force to support both teams on what turned out to be an unexpectedly sunny but blustery morning at Cambridge Rugby Club.The visitors came out with fighting spirit in abundance and were keen to show off some of their well-drilled ball skills and tackling

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