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Last Tuesday evening, the West Norfolk AC Vets travelled to Peterborough to compete in the fourth and final match of the EMAC series.Both the men’s and women’s teams battled hard to finish 3rd on the evening and in the league for the overall series.In the men’s team, Matt Lamb (V35) won the long jump (4.76m) and sprinted to second in the 200m (26.2s) and the 400m hurdles.West Norfolk Athletic Club

Injured King’s Lynn fans’ favourite Thomas Jorgensen admits he was relieved to discover his back and neck injuries did not require surgery.The Dane has now commenced a lengthy recovery process back at home after his crash at Edinburgh last month, and he will not race again this season.Jorgensen suffered a burst fracture to the T6 vertebra in his back, and a fracture to the C7 vertebra in his neck.Thomas JorgensenAnd

A West Norfolk youngster is making a name for himself in the sport of fencing.New to this area, 15-year-old Robin Silk is currently ranked number six in the British Fencing under-17 Cadets. For his age he is number one in the country.He began fencing at the age of six and joined Oundle, Peterborough and Stamford Epee Club. He has a fantastic coach in Chris Howser.Showing potential from the off, Robin

A special needs performing group were given a big helping hand by Lynn’s football team.From July 21-24, FenSong members were welcomed by Lynn Baptist Church, Cornerstone, where they stayed and used their facilities for a four-day tour.They performed twice, acting out their own take on the Pied Piper of Hamelin. They also took part in a workshop during the day where Cornerstone children were invited to get involved.back row, left

Downham Town made their historic debut in the FA Cup at Kirkley and Pakefield on Saturday – the first time since the club was formed in 1881.On a proud day for the club, Downham were unfortunately knocked out of the competition at the first hurdle in the Extra Preliminary Round.Town dominated the first half of the encounter but did not take their chances when they came.The home side advanced in

King’s Lynn Town kicked off their National League North campaign with a draw at home to Hereford on Saturday.The Linnets had a bit of a fright when they went behind early on but by half time they were level.Lynn took the lead midway through the second period but the visitors fired back a couple of minutes later, and that was how it finished.King's Lynn Town manager and the scorer of

It has been a busy couple of weeks for students from the Mark Farnham Schools of Tae kwon-do.Students enjoyed success at the World Championships, held at the Sky Dome, in Coventry, and also at a colour belt grading at the Community Centre at Providence Street - the last time an event will be hosted at the venue.The Mark Farnham Schools gained 19 awards at the event including two World Champions,

Jordan Ponticelli was on target twice as King's Lynn Town and Hereford fought out an enthralling 2-2 draw on the opening day of the new National League North season.Ponticelli cancelled out former Linnet Alex Babos' opener for the Bulls going into the break before handing Lynnn the lead 14 minutes into the second half.But the home side's advantage lasted all of a minute as Jason Cowley netted an equaliser to

King's Lynn again found themselves completely out of luck in a 50-40 defeat to rivals Ipswich at the Adrian Flux Arena on Thursday night.The MacInnes Stars had no real answer to the powerhouse Witches spearhead of Emil Sayfutdinov and Jason Doyle, but the overall scoreline should undoubtedly have been closer.There was no shortage of effort from the home side with skipper Nicolai Klindt leading the way, recent signing Emil Breum