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Hospital celebrates nurses’ ‘excellence, dedication and compassionate’ care

“Excellence, dedication and compassionate” care was celebrated on Friday at Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) as International Nurses Day was marked across the globe.The hospital has 1,084 skilled nurses caring for patients on wards, emergency departments and in a variety outpatient settings.In 2022/23 more than 76,000 new patients attended the QEH in need of care. The majority of these would have been cared for by a QEH nurse.Nurses at Lynn's

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Ladies end campaign with two defeats at home

King’s Lynn Town Ladies rounded off their season with two home defeats in the space of a few days.The ERWFL Premier Division side suffered a 4-1 reverse to Wroxham on Thursday night before AFC Sudbury wrapped up the league title with a convincing 5-0 victory at The Walks three days later.It was no surprise to see AFC Sudbury pile on the pressure from the first whistle on Sunday.King's Lynn Town

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Local News

Police tackle knife crime in week-long campaign

Lynn’s police team are taking part in a nationwide campain aimed at targetting knife crime this week.Operation Sceptre aims to highlight the risks that carrying a blade can bring, as well as targeting offenders who use and carry knives.During the week of action members of the public will be able to hand over knives to a surrender bin at Lynn’s police station. This includes kitchen knives, pen knives, flick knives,

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SOS Bus called a ‘life-saver’ after helping drink spike victim

A town’s SOS bus has been described as a “life-saver” after helping a victim of drink spiking on a night out.YMCA Norfolk’s SOS Bus service in Lynn offers a “much-needed” alternative to calling emergency service units which are under mounting pressure.The SOS Bus, commissioned and funded by the Integrated Care Board, operates every Friday and Saturday night from 9pm until late within the night-time economy of Lynn’s town centre.The YMCA

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Sport

Lynn boxers take to the ring for latest show

The Firefite Boxing League events will continue to get bigger and better.That's the promise of organiser Damien Pearl following the second show, held at Skaters, in Walpole Highway, on Saturday night.Fight fans were treated to an explosive night of action with an impressive 17 bouts and a number of West Norfolk fighters were in action.Action from the second Firefite Boxing League show held at Skaters in Walpole HighwayAction from the

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Depleted Fakenham too strong for North Runcton

Fakenham - last season’s Premier League champions - brushed aside North Runcton by a century of runs in the Norfolk Alliance Premier Division on Saturday.The home side were not at full strength and, when they are, look favourites to retain the title.Despite a good victory against Garboldisham the previous week, North Runcton were found wanting.Fakenham against North Runcton in the Norfolk Alliance Premier Division.Fakenham against North Runcton in the Norfolk

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Broken down lorry caused traffic delays on main road into town

Commuters faced delays this morning after a lorry broke down on a busy road heading into town.The lorry came to a halt on the A47 Lynn Road Westbound, heading from East Winch Road to Station Road in Middleton.The incident was first reported at around 8.15am, and police confirmed that the driver of the arctic lorry had broken down.The incident occurred on the A47 in Middleton. Picture: Google MapsThe driver was

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National News

Zelensky meets Sunak for talks as UK promises extra military aid for Ukraine

The UK will provide Ukraine with air defence missiles and attack drones, Downing Street has announced, as Volodymyr Zelensky met Rishi Sunak at Chequers. In the latest leg of the Ukrainian president’s tour of western allies, Mr Zelensky said the two leaders would have “substantive negotiations” on the response to Russia’s invasion. Downing Street said the Prime Minister would welcome Mr Zelensky to the country retreat in Buckinghamshire as the

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Nurses are living in poverty says RCN chief Pat Cullen

Nurses are “living in poverty” and many are leaving the profession because “they can no longer afford to stay in it”, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has said as it called on the Government to reopen talks about pay. Pat Cullen, chief executive and general secretary of the RCN, said the Government’s revised pay offer was rejected by nurses because it “isn’t sufficient to address those really critical issues”. She urged ministers

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Braverman to say immigration needs to be reduced

Overall immigration to the UK must come down, Suella Braverman is set to tell a Conservative conference later. The Home Secretary will use a speech in London to stress the need for the Tories to re-commit to the party’s 2019 manifesto commitment, which on immigration promised “fewer lower-skilled migrants and overall numbers will come down”. Ms Braverman will be among the star turns at the National Conservativism Conference on Monday,

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