David Best, a retired pub landlord, was spearheading the campaign against Aldi after it fenced off a footpath which connects Clarkson Road with Dereham Road.

However, after examining records, Norfolk County Council officials have said there is no evidence the path was ever a right of way, and Aldi do have the right to stop people using it.

Locals became locked in a row with the shop after it closed the path they had been using for years by the Larkman Lane store.

David Best wants to get the footpath open again (Image: Newsquest)

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