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Coote bowling blitz inspires North Runcton

Captain Ben Coote returned his best bowling figures of the season as North Runcton powered to an eight-wicket win at Bradfield.Coote's bowling blitz returned 6-19, which included a first over double-wicket maiden.After winning the toss Bradfield were hoping to repeat their 300-plus winning innings of the previous season.North Runcton's Ben Coote was in inspired form with the ball at Bradfield on Saturday.However, it was not to be as Coote had

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Local News

Boots to shut 300 stores

Boots has said it will shut 300 of its stores across Britain over the next year.The historic retailer, which has stores in Lynn, Downham, Swaffham, Fakenham and Hunstanton, revealed the raft of closures despite posting stronger sales over the latest quarter.It came as its US owner, Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), revealed its net quarterly profit more than halved as demand for Covid vaccines and testing declined.Boots said its in-house skincare

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Local News

Primary school celebrates after being rated ‘outstanding’ again

Staff and pupils at Eastgate Academy in Lynn have been celebrating the school’s latest ‘Outstanding’ grading by Ofsted.Inspectors visited the school in Littleport Terrace in May and described it as “a trusted, respected and loved part of the local community”.It means Eastgate has maintained the previous ‘Outstanding’ grading it was awarded at its last inspection in 2017.Eastgate Academy celebrates its 'outstanding' Ofsted report. Picture: Ian BurtOfsted found pupils were “extremely

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Sport

Inter Village Games champions defend titles – All Our Yesterdays, 2001

All Our Yesterdays June village faces and places, June 27, part two:June 2006: Twenty-five West Lynn Brownies put their best foot forward in a sponsored 2.2-mile walk around Clenchwarton raising funds for the Pulmonary Hypertension Association.Photo: MLNF-0606177West Lynn Brownies. All Our YesterdaysJune 2006: Youngsters and staff dress up to celebrate Feltwell Playgroup’s 30th birthday.The manager, Claire Scarff is on the far right. Photo: MLNF-0606246Feltwell. All Our YesterdaysJune 2006: Family and

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Sport

Linnets lose another player to National Premier side

Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain is the latest player to jump ship from King's Lynn Town.Oxlade-Chamberlain - brother of Liverpool's Alex - has signed for National League Premier side Kidderminster Harriers.Harriers defeated the Linnets in the National League North play-off semi-finals last season.Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain who has left King's Lynn Town for Kidderminster Harriers. Picture: Tim SmithA statement from Harriers a short while ago read: "Harriers have further strengthened their squad with the arrival

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Local News

Bomb threat at school confirmed as hoax

A bomb threat made at a town school earlier today has been confirmed as a hoax.Students at Lynn’s King Edward VII Academy were evacuated this morning after receiving the threatening email, with police called to the scene to investigate.Enquiries to identify those behind the hoax are continuing, but officers have now left the school.Police were attendance at the school, but have now left. Picture: Michael FyshThey say that there is

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Sport

Stars humiliated on their travels

King's Lynn slipped to their heaviest defeat of the season at Wolverhampton as they were beaten 65-25.After more competitive displays in recent weeks, this was certainly a night to forget for the MacInnes Stars who were dominated by an in-form Wolves side who maintained their 100 per cent home record.King’s Lynn, without top two Artem Laguta and Michael Palm Toft through injury, conceded ten 5-1s in a fixture where guest

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Local News

Meet scooter club members from June 1981

Nostalgia round-up, Tuesday, June 27:Meet members of the North Star Scooter Club in Lynn, pictured in June 1981.The local scooter fans, all aged between 17 and 21, had joined together in April that year and it was soon going from strength to strength. So called because club members met every week at the North Star pub, members also held regular discos and spent almost every weekend on the road, heading

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National News

ECB chief vows to reset cricket as report concludes racism and sexism are rife

The report also found cricket continues to be elitist, with little to no focus given to addressing class barriers Racism is entrenched in cricket and women routinely experience sexism and misogyny within the sport, a new report has concluded. The sport continues to be elitist, with little to no focus given to addressing class barriers, the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) report ‘Holding Up A Mirror To Cricket’, said. More than 4,000 people

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