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Heacham and Downham title battle goes down to final day of season

The Thurlow Nunn First Division North title race will be decided once and for all next Saturday.League leaders Downham were without a fixture this afternoon, but saw their slender advantage at the top cut to a point by Heacham this afternoon.The Magpies were involved in their first goalless draw of the campaign after being held at the Heacham Sports Field by fourth-placed Harwich and Parkeston.Visiting Harwich were reduced to nine

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Linnets remain top with Southport win

Striker Gold Omotayo helped himself to a brace for the second successive home game as King's Lynn Town came from behind to beat Southport 3-2 at The Walks.Omotayo's brace, coupled with a goal for Ben Stephens, ensured that Lynn remain top of the pile by a point from AFC Fylde, who picked up a 1-0 win on their travels at Boston United.The victory guarantees Lynn at least second spot in

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Ladies continue improvement as they clinch successive wins

King’s Lynn Town Ladies gained valuable points on the road as three first half goals saw off home side Royston Town in their Easter ERWFL Premier Division fixture.In what can only be described as a continuing resurrection of Biblical proportions, the Linnets put in a solid performance to come away with all three points in a 3-1 win.Manager Michael Allesbrook said: “This was a totally different game to last weekend.

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Jockey and trainer team up for a Fakenham double

A good crowd turned out for the traditional Easter Monday race meeting at Fakenham despite heavy rain in the morning.Spectators were able to enjoy the seven-race card as the weather improved on what was pronounced as ‘good to soft going’ at the track.The combination of jockey Ciaran Gethings and trainer Stuart Edmunds had plenty to celebrate with a convincing double on the day.Horse racing pic (63497296)Riding Swaffham Bulbeck in the

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Linnets boss wants players on front foot

Mark Hughes will continue to encourage his King’s Lynn Town team to play with intensity going forward as the National League North title race goes into the final two weeks of the season.The Linnets have netted 86 times this season and interim boss Hughes has vowed to stay true to his attacking principles as the club’s interim boss takes his side into Lynn’s penultimate home fixture against Southport tomorrow.Hughes said:

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Horse trials attracts top names in the sport

A star-studded line up is heading to West Norfolk for the 2023 FEI Barefoot Retreats Burnham Market International Horse Trials this weekend. (14-16 April).After a challenging spell of extremely wet weather, many of the sport’s top combinations will be seeking to get a valuable run under their belt at Burnham Market, before heading on to the big spring targets such as the 5* competitions at Kentucky in the USA and

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Stars enjoy home comforts in Premiership

Polish star Krzysztof Kasprzak raced to a stunning 15-point maximum on his home debut as King’s Lynn defeated Wolverhampton 49-41 to collect their first league win of the season.Kasprzak, who had been below par in the MacInnes Stars’ opening two matches, was in unbeatable form at the Adrian Flux Arena as the home side received just the boost they needed.The eight-point margin of victory wasn’t enough to prevent Wolves from

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Heacham boss sets striker Golden Boot target

Heacham manager David Griggs is challenging young striker Fletcher Toll to go on and win the Golden Boot in his first full season in men's football.The teenage Magpies frontman is sitting third in the First Division North scoring charts going into Saturday's home clash with Harwich and Parkeston at the Heacham Sports Field.Toll has scored nine times in his last three games (28 for the season) and now finds himself

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Stars out to put things right after tough week on travels

King's Lynn have the chance to give their season a major kick-start when they host Wolverhampton at the Adrian Flux Arena on Thursday (7.30pm).It’s the opening home fixture for the MacInnes Stars, who endured a tough week on the road including defeat at Monmore in the reverse Premiership match last Monday.Club bosses were quick to express their frustration after a subsequent KO Cup loss at Sheffield, but have also stressed

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