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Luton Town frontman joins in training session with Clenchwarton youngsters

Young footballers from Clenchwarton were lucky enough to have King's Lynn Town's Rob Back and ex-Linnet Joe Taylor at a training session last week.Luton Town striker Taylor, who is currently on loan at League Two Colchester, joined in the under-11 training drills and spoke about his footballing journey from a young age.The prolific fromtman, who has scored five goals in seven appearances for the U's this season, was happy to

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King’s Lynn Soccer Club links-up with Posh

King’s Lynn Soccer Club continue to lead the way for female footballers in West Norfolk after joining forces with Peterborough United Women’s first Girls Academy.The link-up with their professional partners is a great opportunity for young girls and female players in the local community to showcase their skills and improve their development.Partner clubs provide the opportunity for our Girls Academy players to train and play in mixed football, U23 players

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Pelicans Ladies off to a winning start in league opener

Captain Jane Proctor scored the only goal of the game as Pelicans Ladies made a winning start at Cambridge South 3s on Saturday.With a few players missing due to injury mixed with the heat it could've been a tough game but Pelicans delivered a dominant display in their East Women's Division 2 North West opener.After efforts from Daisy Nicholas and Megan Antliff, Proctor was on hand to tuck away the

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Impressive Town too strong for Elite in JPL clash

Football was the winner as two of the town's representatives battled it out in the Junior Premier League on Saturday.An impressive King's Lynn Town Under-15s outfit ran out convincing 18-0 winners over nine-man King's Lynn Elite at West Lynn.There was no doubting the extra class and quality of the Linnets against an Elite outfit who battled hard until the bitter end.King's Lynn Town Under-15s v King's Lynn Elite Under-15s at

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Sainsbury’s store set to reopen this afternoon after weekend’s fire

A Lynn supermarket which was evacuated after a fire took hold at the weekend is set to welcome customers again this afternoon.Several fire crews were called to the blaze at the Sainsbury's store on the Hardwick estate at around 5.50pm on Saturday – with the shop being shut to customers since then.Officials for the company have said an investigation is under way into the cause of the fire and the

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‘You could end up in prison’: 19-year-old handed severe warning in court

A 19-year-old was warned he could end up in prison after he added to his criminal record with a drunken offence.Haydn Bone, of Wormegay Road in Blackborough End, appeared at Lynn Magistrates’ Court on Thursday charged with being drunk and disorderly in a public place.He pleaded guilty to the offence, which he committed on August 13 on Norfolk Street in Lynn.Norfolk Street in Lynn, where Haydn Bone committed his offenceCrown

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Woman surrounded by ‘undesirable’ people stole beer from town supermarket

A woman surrounded by “undesirable” people wound up in court once again after stealing from a town supermarket.Julie Hanks, 34, of Cresswell Street in Lynn, appeared at the town’s magistrates’ court on Thursday charged with theft from a shop.She pleaded guilty to the offence, which she committed on July 13.Julie Hanks stole from Lidl in Lynn. Picture: Google MapsCrown prosecutor Nicola Lamb told magistrates that on that date, Hanks entered

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Charity helping vulnerable mothers supported by Rotary club

A Rotary club has shown its support to a charity which helps vulnerable mothers.It came after a recent meeting of the Rotary Club of Lynn, where Baby Basics’ Maggie Anderson spoke about its work.The charity was originally founded in Sheffield in 2009 but is now active in more than 50 parts of the country, including West Norfolk.Rotary President, Mel Robson, Chairman of the community committee, Ian Mason, (holding a Moses

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Drone footage shows fire crews tackling blaze at Sainsbury’s store

Drone footage has shown the moment fire crews began tackling a blaze after it took hold at a Lynn supermarket this evening.The video was taken by Graham Cooke of the drone people after firefighters were called to Sainsbury's on the Hardwick estate at around 5.50pm.The footage shows fire crews battling the flames at the side of the building closest to the A149. In a post on Facebook, Graham said: “Fire

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Linnets face FA Cup replay after goalless draw

King's Lynn Town will face Aveley in a replay on Monday night after a 0-0 draw in their FA Cup Second Qualifying Round tie.Both teams had opportunities to win the game at the first attempt and Linnets boss Mark Hughes will feel that his side should perhaps be in the next round on the balance of play.King's Lynn Town's starting line-up showed four changes from the one that fell to

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