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‘It was a thrill for staff and customers’: Rock band visit two town businesses before headlining festival

A rock band who performed at Lynn’s Festival Too at the weekend gave two local businesses a shout-out during their headline set.It came after Feeder, who are most well-known for their hits including Buck Rogers and Just A Day, visited both the Bank House hotel, bar and restaurant and WhataHoot distillery, bar and gin school on Saturday afternoon.Abbie Panks, who is a member of the Festival Too committee, took the

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Funeral takes place of Nottingham victim Barnaby Webber

The funeral is taking place of one of the victims of the Nottingham attacks. The funeral is taking place of one of the victims of the Nottingham attacks. Family and friends will gather in Taunton, Somerset to pay their respects to Barnaby Webber, 19, who died after being attacked in Nottingham on June 13. Hundreds of people, including friends from Taunton School and the University of Nottingham, are expected fill

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NatWest sets goal to support 10 million people per year with financial wellbeing

NatWest is planning to help 10 million people to manage their financial wellbeing per year by the end of 2027. The bank aims to reach the target through methods such as digital tools, financial health checks, and its “know your credit score” service, which is also available to non-customers. NatWest Group chief executive Alison Rose said: “We recognise the important role we play in helping people build their financial capability.” The bank

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Jess Watch: Former Lynn resident among couples who could be dumped from villa

While the last few episodes of Love Island have seen Jess and Sammy reconcile for hopefully one final time, is it the end of their journey on the hit ITV show?The couple have been revealed as one of three vulnerable pairings who could be leaving the Mallorcan villa.But as always, there’s a lot to get through before we get to that point! So let’s rewind back to Monday’s episode, when

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Poundland cashes in on demand for budget food and essentials

Shoppers hunting for deals on food and household essentials have driven up sales at Poundland in recent months, the budget retailer’s owner said. Pepco Group, which owns the Pepco and Dealz brands in Europe and Poundland in the UK, saw its revenues grow as it opened new stores and kept prices low. Poundland revenues jumped by 9% to 539 million euros (£460 million) in the three months to the end of June, compared with the

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William praises inspirational Dele Alli for revealing mental health struggles

The Prince of Wales has called footballer Dele Alli “brave and inspirational” for speaking out about his mental health struggles, telling him “We’re all with you”. William shared his message after the Everton midfielder revealed that he had suffered sexual abuse as a child and has battled a sleeping pill addiction, coming out of rehab last month. In an emotional interview, England international Alli fought back tears as he said he was sexually abused at

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New partnership launches five-year responsible waste scheme for town centre

Visitors, shoppers and traders are set to benefit from a new scheme aiming to reduce waste from Lynn going to landfill, thanks to a new partnership.Anglian Recycling has beat off stiff competition to become the new waste and recycling partner for Business Improvement District (BID) Discover King’s Lynn over the next five years.BID manager Vicky Etheridge said: “We are so excited to be working with Anglian to help reduce the

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‘People want to talk to people rather than use a ticket machine’

Campaigners have called for ticket offices to be saved as they protested outside of Lynn rail station this morning.Representatives from the RMT (National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers) union and the area’s Trade Unions Council (TUC), as well as concerned passengers were among those who gathered at the station, in a bid to get the Rail Delivery Group proposals to close almost all the facilities reversed.A public consultation

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Student awarded place at Swedish university

A West Norfolk student is embarking on a new chapter in her studies as she leaves to take up a university place in Sweden.Katrina Sambaryte, who graduated from Springwood High School in Lynn last year, decided to use her dual British-Lithuanian nationality and apply for a university course outside of the UK.“At first I was looking at university here, same as everyone else,” she said. “I realised it would be

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Boris Johnson cant remember passcode to old phone with Covid WhatsApps

WhatsApp messages from Boris Johnson’s old mobile phone have still not been handed over to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry because he has reportedly forgotten the passcode. The former prime minister stopped using the device in May 2021 due to security concerns but it likely contains crucial correspondence about the Government’s early pandemic response. Mr Johnson’s spokesman did not deny that he cannot remember the code to unlock the iPhone, as first

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