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Norfolk’s Filipino community came together as Alive Lynnsport played host to a game between Lynn Defenders and the Norwich All-Stars teams.The event was a great success, with all participants having fun.The first invitational Filipino Volleyball Game saw King's Lynn Defenders take on Norwich All-Stars Team at the Alive Lynnsports Centre.Members of the Lynn team Gladys Sope-Acanto, Katherin Santillan and James Maryl Tiangha described the day as “filled with fun, food

Two hundred and seventy-one parkrunners gathered in The Walks last Saturday to take part in a special run celebrating Love Parks Week.Love Parks Week celebrates parks, green spaces, and the volunteers and workers that look after them.The event attracted runners from afar with visitors coming from Hampstead, Birmingham and Scotland. Gary Walker, event director, said that all the visiting runners, “expressed their pleasure in joining the local runners in such

Climate activists are expected to gather at Lynn Crown Court on Wednesday for the trial of two women who broke windows at a Barclays Bank branch in Norwich two years ago.Extinction Rebellion members Jennifer Parkhouse (71) and Amanda Fox (52) cracked windows at the St James Court Barclays at 7.10am on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 and then sat down and waited to be arrested.The pair were wearing green and purple

A man was found with a quantity of cocaine in his possession after the police were called out to his home and searched his bedroom.Anthony Campbell, 37, of Peckover Way in South Wootton, appeared at Lynn’s Magistrates’ Court where he admitted to the offence of having a Class A drug in his possession.Prosecutor Paul Brown said that on November 21 2022, police were called to Campbell’s home address to see

Former Lynn girl Jess Harding has won the latest series of ITV’s Love Island with her new boyfriend Sammy Root.Jess, 22, and Sammy, also 22, were revealed to have received the most votes in a live final at the Mallorcan villa, hosted by presenter Maya Jama this evening.The pair, who have between them won the £50,000 prize money, were crowned ahead of fellow finalists Whitney and Lochan, Ella and Tyrique,

The release of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer on the same day (July 21) has provided cinemas across the country with a boost, including The Majestic Cinema in Lynn.Alice Finlay, the Assistant Manager at The Majestic Cinema described the simultaneous release of the two blockbuster films, as an “overall surreal win for independent cinema” with turnout being “bigger and better than we expected.”She said: “Each showing would be

A dad who caught a stomach bug on a family holiday died after he was treated with just half the recommended drug dose.Colin Greenway, 63, was on a trip to Peyia, Cyprus, with his wife Sue, 62, their children, Ellen, 33, and Matthew, 26 and Sue’s mum, Ann, 83, when he became unwell after drinking bottled water.Colin, a football referee, came home to Swaffham with Ellen and Matthew while Sue

A man from Lynn was arrested at the weekend on suspicion of supplying cocaine.Tyler Doran, 28, of Somersby Close has since been charged with being concerned in the supply of cocaine, concerned in the supply of cannabis and refusing to provide a sample for a drugs test.He was arrested on Sunday and taken to Lynn’s Police Investigation Centre for questioning, he has been remanded in custody.Doran is due to appear

If you’re looking for a sweet and affordable lunch hotspot, The Glass House in North Wootton is the place to be.Myself and my friends Beth and Liv decided to call in on our way to the coast on Saturday lunchtime for a bite to eat.Nestled on St Augustines Way between the Post Office and a Chinese takeaway, the bistro is what I can only describe as cute.Outdoor seating was also