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West Norfolk 17, Shelford 2nd 27West Norfolk welcomed the league leaders to Gatehouse Lane on Saturday knowing that they would need to pull out one of their best performances of the season to beat a side who had so far only lost once and already had eight try bonus points to their name.With both Lewis Rudd and JJ Hart unavailable in the forwards from the previous week, West welcomed back

Thurston 39, Fakenham 26Counties 2 Eastern CountiesFakenham’s eighth league fixture saw them travel to Thurston, a team they have enjoyed a number of good games with in recent years.Fakenham in action earlier this seasonThe visitors started the game in lightning-fast fashion, scoring twice within the first five minutes. First, winger Kyle Roberts crossed the whitewash, before full-back Murray Tindal followed suit, with co-captain and fly-half Lloyd Marshall slotting one of

Pelicans Men’s 1st 5, Spalding Mens 1st 2Pelicans bounced back from last week’s defeat with a hard-fought victory against Spalding.It was a game which was played out in front of an excellent crowd of ex-players from down the years which made the win even more special. The home side were still without Kirwin Christoffels who is recovering from a hamstring injury but his presence was still felt on the sideline

Frustrated King’s Lynn Town manager Adam Lakeland is looking for an immediate reaction at Scarborough on Tuesday night after his side crashed out of the FA Trophy at lower league Stourbridge on Saturday.The Linnets missed three gilt-edged chances during their 2-1 defeat in the West Midlands but Lakeland was under no illusions that they deserved anything from the game and is looking for much more in the National League North

A football fanzine edited by a King's Lynn-based TV journalist has been shortlisted for a top national award.David Blackmore's West Ham United fanzine Blowing Bubbles is up for Fanzine of the Year at the 2023 Football Supporters’ Association Awards.Blackmore's monthly magazine has been in print since August 2012 and Blowing Bubbles has previously made the shortlist in 2015 and 2021.David Blackmore is the editor of Blowing Bubbles Monthly at West

Stourbridge 2, King’s Lynn Town 1FA Trophy Second Round ProperThe Linnets crashed out of the Trophy at the first team of asking after defeat against lower league opposition in the West Midlands today.Bartosz Cybulski in action during the FA Trophy game between Stourbridge and Lynn. Picture: Tim SmithStourbridge sit 17th in the Step 3 Southern League Premier Central but a late goal from Josh Coulson was not enough for Step

Heacham drew at lowly Kirkley and Pakefield this afternoon and Fakenham Town lost at high-flying Mildenhall Town.Kirkley had lost 13 of their 16 Thurlow Nunn Eastern Counties League Premier Division games this season but managed to hold David Griggs’ men to a 0-0 draw.Meanwhile, Fakenham led at half-time against title favourites Mildenhall after an 18th-minute opener before conceding three goals in the final 20 minutes to lose 3-1.Charlie Royle has

Lynn Stars will be taking part in a new youth development programme in 2024 as part of a concerted effort from British Speedway to bring through the next generation of the sport’s stars.All Premiership and Championship clubs have signed up to the new three-tier structure following discussions at this week’s AGM.The Stars must decide whether they run a side in the National Development League, stage events in a new National

Lynn Stars have confirmed the return of Rob Lyon as co-promoter and team manager for the 2024 season.They have also made a quick start to their team building with spectacular Danish youngster Benjamin Basso the first name to be announced for what will be a new-look Premiership line-up.Lyon was team manager throughout the club’s golden era in the old Premier League during the mid to late 2000s, and was in