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“If ever there’s a time for everyone to come together for the good of the club, it has to be now,” says Lynn Stars owner

King's Lynn stalwart Keith Chapman is stepping back into the breach to ensure the Insure Premiership outfit can continue to operate.The club's owner is urging maximum backing from the fans in difficult times following the shock departure of Alex Brady.Chapman, whose intention had been to relinquish control of the MacInnes Stars and to leave speedway promotion at the end of this season, returns to the UK tomorrow (Wednesday) and will

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Stephen gets crafty with salvaged metal

A West Norfolk creator has turned his hobby of making artistic sculptures from recycled metals into a career.Stephen Barwood is going into his third year of business as Barwood Sculptures and takes people’s unwanted scrap metal and turns it into artwork to be displayed in homes and gardens.He has also made a number of sculptures for businesses such as the Rusty Krab Rum Shop and Bar in Lynn and has

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Hospital warns of disruption ahead of junior doctor strikes

Ahead of junior doctor strikes starting this week, residents are being urged by Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital to only attend emergency departments if “absolutely necessary.”The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced another set of strike action to run continuously for 72 hours from 7am on Wednesday June 14 to 7am on Saturday June 17.The three-day strike will impact both routine and emergency care, which will significantly reduce the provision of

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Three cars crashed at retail park while traffic lights were out

Travel chaos resulted in a three car crash while a number of traffic lights were out of action.Numerous reports have highlighted the issues at Lynn’s Hardwick industrial estate over the past few days, with the traffic signals ceasing to work on a number of occasions since the weekend.And on Sunday at 12.46pm, police were called to a three-vehicle collision during a time when the lights were off.Three cars crashed during

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Mother and partner guilty over death of nine year old Alfie Steele

A mother has been found guilty of the manslaughter of her nine-year-old son, who had 50 injuries all over his body and was found submerged in a bath, while her partner has been found guilty of his murder. Prosecutors said that Alfie Steele was repeatedly assaulted, beaten and put in a cold bath as part of a cruel and “sinister” regime of correction by Carla Scott and Dirk Howell in

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Bereaved families hold pictures of loved ones in vigil outside Covid inquiry

Bereaved families holding pictures of their loved ones lined up outside the UK Covid-19 Inquiry building as the major probe into the handling of the pandemic officially began its public hearings. Members of the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice (CBFFJ) campaign group travelled to the London site to express frustration at feeling “excluded from sharing key evidence” with the inquiry. The group has previously stated that it feels marginalised, criticising

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Matt Fitzpatrick fully focused on US Open defence despite confusion over merger

Matt Fitzpatrick admits to being as confused as anyone about the direction golf is heading but insists it will not affect his thinking when he begins the defence of his US Open title on Thursday. The dust is still settling a week on from the shock announcement of the commercial merger between the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and PIF (Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund), which has been the backer of the

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Zey the Mouse returns for his ninth ‘out of this world’ adventure

A Lynn film maker is due to release the ninth episode in his series all about a mouse going on an array of adventures.Ian Harding is the brainchild behind the stop motion series Zey the Mouse, which is broadcast on YouTube.In the latest episode, creatures from outerspace crashed into planet earth years ago and Zey goes on a mission to find their missing UFO.A snapshot of episode nine of Zey

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New charity drop-off point needed for Ukrainian charity

Due to moving premises, the Lynn News are now unable to continue to collect donations for the charity Boxes of Hope.Boxes of Hope is a charity which supports people effected by the war in Ukraine who are either living in Ukraine, or here in the UK.Since October, the Lynn News have been taking in the people of West Norfolk’s kind donations of clothing, medical supplies and more.Boxes of hope founder

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Unemployment rate falls unexpectedly as number in work hits record high

Britain’s unemployment rate has fallen unexpectedly as the number of people in work hit a new record high and rose past its pre-pandemic level for the first time, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the UK jobless rate fell to 3.8% in the three months to April from 3.9% in the previous quarter. Most economists were expecting the unemployment rate to edge up to 4%.

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