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Quavers packet used to try and smuggle drugs into Norfolk prison

A woman used a packet of crisps to conceal a stash of cannabis she tried to smuggle into a Norfolk jail while visiting an inmate, a court has heard.

yesterday 10

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Man caught with £100k of drugs committed other offences while 'off his face'

A Norfolk man was found with a block of cocaine with a street value of up to £100,000, a court has heard.

yesterday 10

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Man denies assaults following large daylight brawl

A man is set to stand trial after he denied a number of offences following a large brawl involving police in Norwich city centre.

yesterday 10

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Man ordered to pay £8k in compensation after Norwich roundabout crash

A driver smashed into a woman's car and wrote it off after going the wrong way around a roundabout while trying to flee police, a court has heard.

yesterday 10

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Quavers packet used to try and smuggle drugs into Norfolk prison

A woman used a packet of crisps to conceal a stash of cannabis she tried to smuggle into a Norfolk jail while visiting an inmate, a court has heard.

yesterday 10

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Man caught with £100k of drugs committed other offences while 'off his face'

A Norfolk man was found with a block of cocaine with a street value of up to £100,000, a court has heard.

yesterday 10

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Man denies assaults following large daylight brawl

A man is set to stand trial after he denied a number of offences following a large brawl involving police in Norwich city centre.

yesterday 10

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Man ordered to pay £8k in compensation after Norwich roundabout crash

A driver smashed into a woman's car and wrote it off after going the wrong way around a roundabout while trying to flee police, a court has heard.

yesterday 10

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Self-styled lord found guilty of stalking... then says he doesn't recognise the court

Jurors took less than three hours to find a self-styled lord guilty of stalking his former partner.

previous day 30

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Man charged with raft of offences after car crashed into Norwich property

Man charged with raft of offences after car crashed into Norwich property

A man will appear in court next month in connection with a series of offences after a crashed into a home in Norwich.

monday 6

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

No further action to be taken after bollards felled in Norwich street

No further action to be taken after bollards felled in Norwich street

An investigation sparked by a car ploughing into and felling a line of bollards on a Norwich street has been closed, it has emerged.

monday 5

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Man charged with raft of offences after car crashed into Norwich property

Man charged with raft of offences after car crashed into Norwich property

A man will appear in court next month in connection with a series of offences after a crashed into a home in Norwich.

monday 3

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

No further action to be taken after bollards felled in Norwich street

No further action to be taken after bollards felled in Norwich street

An investigation sparked by a car ploughing into and felling a line of bollards on a Norwich street has been closed, it has emerged.

monday 30

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Man who launched firework into crowd at popular event has charge withdrawn

Man who launched firework into crowd at popular event has charge withdrawn

A man who launched a firework into a large crowd, causing panic and seriously injuring four people, has had a charge withdrawn.

15.06.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Four Norwich street fight suspects 'released without charge'

Four Norwich street fight suspects 'released without charge'

Four people arrested following a fight in Norwich city centre earlier this year have been released without charge.

15.06.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Man who launched firework into crowd at popular event has charge withdrawn

Man who launched firework into crowd at popular event has charge withdrawn

A man who launched a firework into a large crowd, causing panic and seriously injuring four people, has had a charge withdrawn.

15.06.2025 5

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Four Norwich street fight suspects 'released without charge'

Four Norwich street fight suspects 'released without charge'

Four people arrested following a fight in Norwich city centre earlier this year have been released without charge.

15.06.2025 40

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

'Lord' on trial for stalking accuses ex-wife of murder and barrister of treason

'Lord' on trial for stalking accuses ex-wife of murder and barrister of treason

A self-styled lord accused of stalking a former partner has accused his ex-wife of murder and a barrister of treason.

14.06.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Former truck driver and self-styled lord denies he was his ex-partner's stalker

Former truck driver and self-styled lord denies he was his ex-partner's stalker

A self-styled lord accused of stalking his ex-partner and sending her threatening and menacing messages has told a jury it was "nothing to do with...

14.06.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

'Lord' on trial for stalking accuses ex-wife of murder and barrister of treason

'Lord' on trial for stalking accuses ex-wife of murder and barrister of treason

A self-styled lord accused of stalking a former partner has accused his ex-wife of murder and a barrister of treason.

14.06.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Former truck driver and self-styled lord denies he was his ex-partner's stalker

Former truck driver and self-styled lord denies he was his ex-partner's stalker

A self-styled lord accused of stalking his ex-partner and sending her threatening and menacing messages has told a jury it was "nothing to do with...

14.06.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Illegal immigrants caught 'gardening' at remote Norfolk cannabis farm

Illegal immigrants caught 'gardening' at remote Norfolk cannabis farm

Two Albanian men who entered the country illegally were found working at a huge cannabis farm in a Norfolk village, a court has heard.

13.06.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Judge steps in as man accused of stalking cross-examines police officer

Judge steps in as man accused of stalking cross-examines police officer

A man accused of stalking an ex-partner and sending her menacing letters and messages told police his "bitter" ex-wife was the culprit, a court has...

13.06.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Police used tape measure to find 'stalker' sat in car boot was in breach of order

Police used tape measure to find 'stalker' sat in car boot was in breach of order

A man accused of stalking an ex-partner after they split up was arrested after a police officer used a tape measure to find he was within 50 metres...

13.06.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Norwich man facing sentence over 900 indecent images of children

Norwich man facing sentence over 900 indecent images of children

A man who admitted having more than 900 indecent images of children will be sentenced later this month.

13.06.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Illegal immigrants caught 'gardening' at remote Norfolk cannabis farm

Illegal immigrants caught 'gardening' at remote Norfolk cannabis farm

Two Albanian men who entered the country illegally were found working at a huge cannabis farm in a Norfolk village, a court has heard.

13.06.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Judge steps in as man accused of stalking cross-examines police officer

Judge steps in as man accused of stalking cross-examines police officer

A man accused of stalking an ex-partner and sending her menacing letters and messages told police his "bitter" ex-wife was the culprit, a court has...

13.06.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Police used tape measure to find 'stalker' sat in car boot was in breach of order

Police used tape measure to find 'stalker' sat in car boot was in breach of order

A man accused of stalking an ex-partner after they split up was arrested after a police officer used a tape measure to find he was within 50 metres...

13.06.2025 20

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Norwich man facing sentence over 900 indecent images of children

Norwich man facing sentence over 900 indecent images of children

A man who admitted having more than 900 indecent images of children will be sentenced later this month.

13.06.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Man jailed for sexually assaulting two women on nightclub dancefloor

Man jailed for sexually assaulting two women on nightclub dancefloor

A drunk Romanian man sexually assaulted two women on the dancefloor of a Norfolk club after making lewd gestures to them, a court has heard.

12.06.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Man, 23, who raped and sexually assaulted Norfolk woman in her sleep is jailed

Man, 23, who raped and sexually assaulted Norfolk woman in her sleep is jailed

A man sexually assaulted and raped a woman who had been sleeping at her home in Norfolk, a court has heard.

12.06.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Self-styled lord 'stalked ex-girlfriend and sent her chilling Valentine's Day card'

Self-styled lord 'stalked ex-girlfriend and sent her chilling Valentine's Day card'

A woman has told jurors she thought she would be killed after splitting from a man who then pursued a campaign of intimidation against her, a court...

12.06.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Man jailed for sexually assaulting two women on nightclub dancefloor

Man jailed for sexually assaulting two women on nightclub dancefloor

A drunk Romanian man sexually assaulted two women on the dancefloor of a Norfolk club after making lewd gestures to them, a court has heard.

12.06.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Man, 23, who raped and sexually assaulted Norfolk woman in her sleep is jailed

Man, 23, who raped and sexually assaulted Norfolk woman in her sleep is jailed

A man sexually assaulted and raped a woman who had been sleeping at her home in Norfolk, a court has heard.

12.06.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Self-styled lord 'stalked ex-girlfriend and sent her chilling Valentine's Day card'

Self-styled lord 'stalked ex-girlfriend and sent her chilling Valentine's Day card'

A woman has told jurors she thought she would be killed after splitting from a man who then pursued a campaign of intimidation against her, a court...

12.06.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Man, 65, excused of persecuting ex takes copy of Magna Carta to trial

Man, 65, excused of persecuting ex takes copy of Magna Carta to trial

A man pursued a campaign of intimidation against an ex partner in which he is accused of sending her "increasingly menacing and abusive" messages, a...

11.06.2025 4

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Council bosses ready to appoint bulldozing contractor for Norwich shopping precinct

Council bosses ready to appoint bulldozing contractor for Norwich shopping precinct

Council bosses say they are ready to appoint a contractor to bulldoze Anglia Square as the prelude to its £34m revamp.

11.06.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Probe into crash near Norwich which left man and woman seriously hurt is 'ongoing'

Probe into crash near Norwich which left man and woman seriously hurt is 'ongoing'

A police probe is 'ongoing' after a man and a woman suffered serious injuries in a crash near Norwich.

11.06.2025 5

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Man guilty of Norwich cafe attack still on run after failing to attend court

Man guilty of Norwich cafe attack still on run after failing to attend court

A man is still on the run more than two months after he was convicted of an attack at a city cafe.

11.06.2025 5

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Probe continues almost two months after Norwich Rolex watch robbery

Probe continues almost two months after Norwich Rolex watch robbery

An investigation is continuing almost two months after a man had a luxury watch stolen in a Norwich robbery.

11.06.2025 5

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Man, 65, excused of persecuting ex takes copy of Magna Carta to trial

Man, 65, excused of persecuting ex takes copy of Magna Carta to trial

A man pursued a campaign of intimidation against an ex partner in which he is accused of sending her "increasingly menacing and abusive" messages, a...

11.06.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Council bosses ready to appoint bulldozing contractor for Norwich shopping precinct

Council bosses ready to appoint bulldozing contractor for Norwich shopping precinct

Council bosses say they are ready to appoint a contractor to bulldoze Anglia Square as the prelude to its £34m revamp.

11.06.2025 7

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Probe into crash near Norwich which left man and woman seriously hurt is 'ongoing'

Probe into crash near Norwich which left man and woman seriously hurt is 'ongoing'

A police probe is 'ongoing' after a man and a woman suffered serious injuries in a crash near Norwich.

11.06.2025 5

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Man guilty of Norwich cafe attack still on run after failing to attend court

Man guilty of Norwich cafe attack still on run after failing to attend court

A man is still on the run more than two months after he was convicted of an attack at a city cafe.

11.06.2025 5

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Probe continues almost two months after Norwich Rolex watch robbery

Probe continues almost two months after Norwich Rolex watch robbery

An investigation is continuing almost two months after a man had a luxury watch stolen in a Norwich robbery.

11.06.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Trio of young women spared jail over 'disgraceful' New Year's attack in city

Trio of young women spared jail over 'disgraceful' New Year's attack in city

Three women have been spared jail for a "disgraceful" attack on a woman who suffered a fractured cheekbone after wishing them a Happy New Year.

10.06.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Three arrests made after ride on lawnmower stolen from park near Norwich

Three arrests made after ride on lawnmower stolen from park near Norwich

Two men and a woman have been arrested after a park near the city was targeted by raiders.

10.06.2025 20

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Warning over Japanese knotweed growth in Norfolk village

Warning over Japanese knotweed growth in Norfolk village

People are being urged to keep away from part of a community meadow as work progresses to stem the spread of an invasive plant.

10.06.2025 8

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Trio of young women spared jail over 'disgraceful' New Year's attack in city

Trio of young women spared jail over 'disgraceful' New Year's attack in city

Three women have been spared jail for a "disgraceful" attack on a woman who suffered a fractured cheekbone after wishing them a Happy New Year.

10.06.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Three arrests made after ride on lawnmower stolen from park near Norwich

Three arrests made after ride on lawnmower stolen from park near Norwich

Two men and a woman have been arrested after a park near the city was targeted by raiders.

10.06.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh