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Stalker hung banner from historic town clock declaring his love for woman

Stalker hung banner from historic town clock declaring his love for woman

A spurned boyfriend who declared his love by hanging a banner from a historic town centre clock tower has been convicted of stalking.

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Norwich Evening News

Simon Parkin

Man with ‘entrenched interest in children’ had hundreds of distressing images

Man with ‘entrenched interest in children’ had hundreds of distressing images

Pictures of toddlers in pain and distress were discovered on the phone of a man with an “entrenched interest in children”, a court was told. 

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Eastern Daily Press

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Hot air balloon festival accident seriously injured passenger

Hot air balloon festival accident seriously injured passenger

A horse running loose in a field has been blamed for an accident that left a passenger with broken bones during a hot air balloon festival. 

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Eastern Daily Press

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Stalker hung banner from historic town clock declaring his love for woman

Stalker hung banner from historic town clock declaring his love for woman

A spurned boyfriend who declared his love by hanging a banner from a historic town centre clock tower has been convicted of stalking.

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Eastern Daily Press

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Neighbour dispute in Norfolk Broads hamlet sees man in court over assault

Neighbour dispute in Norfolk Broads hamlet sees man in court over assault

A man assaulted his neighbour during a dispute at a rural hamlet on the Norfolk Broads. 

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Eastern Daily Press

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Teenager accused of attempted murder after man found stabbed eight times in city

Teenager accused of attempted murder after man found stabbed eight times in city

A teenager has been accused of attempted murder following an attack that saw a man stabbed eight times in Norwich. 

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Norwich Evening News

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Revenge porn offender shared video of woman engaged in sex act

Revenge porn offender shared video of woman engaged in sex act

A Norwich man has appeared in court under revenge porn legislation after sharing a video of a woman engaged in sex acts. 

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Norwich Evening News

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Teenager accused of attempted murder after man found stabbed eight times in city

Teenager accused of attempted murder after man found stabbed eight times in city

A teenager has been accused of attempted murder following an attack that saw a man stabbed eight times in Norwich. 

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Eastern Daily Press

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Shoplifter who threatened to stab Morrisons staff ordered to pay compensation

Shoplifter who threatened to stab Morrisons staff ordered to pay compensation

A shoplifter threatened to stab Morrisons staff after they attempted to detain him. 

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Eastern Daily Press

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Revenge porn offender shared video of woman engaged in sex act

Revenge porn offender shared video of woman engaged in sex act

A Norwich man has appeared in court under revenge porn legislation after sharing a video of a woman engaged in sex acts. 

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Eastern Daily Press

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Case dropped against vegan activists accused of harassment at livestock market

Case dropped against vegan activists accused of harassment at livestock market

Two vegan activists have been cleared of making threats and harassment at Norwich Livestock Market.

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Norwich Evening News

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Pensioner accused of having knife blames his false teeth and an apple

Pensioner accused of having knife blames his false teeth and an apple

An elderly driver accused of having a knife in a car park has claimed he needed it to cut up an apple due to his false teeth.   

wednesday 10

Norwich Evening News

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Tesco shopper accused of spraying toxic substance during row over vapes

Tesco shopper accused of spraying toxic substance during row over vapes

A man has been remanded accused of spraying a toxic substance into the face of a Tesco shopper in a dispute over buying vapes. 

wednesday 10

Norwich Evening News

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'He's not Pablo Escobar' - Drug dealer caught smuggling cannabis through Heathrow

'He's not Pablo Escobar' - Drug dealer caught smuggling cannabis through Heathrow

A drug driver left paralysed in a crash attempted to import thousands of pounds worth of cannabis from America. 

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Norwich Evening News

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The murder the city forgot... killer still on the run as police stay silent

The murder the city forgot... killer still on the run as police stay silent

It was a murder which shocked the city.

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Norwich Evening News

Simon Parkin

Case dropped against vegan activists accused of harassment at livestock market

Case dropped against vegan activists accused of harassment at livestock market

Two vegan activists have been cleared of making threats and harassment at Norwich Livestock Market.

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Eastern Daily Press

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Man appears in court accused of sexual messages to 14-year-old girl

Man appears in court accused of sexual messages to 14-year-old girl

A man has appeared in court accused of sending sexual messages to a young teenage girl in Norfolk. 

wednesday 10

Eastern Daily Press

Simon Parkin

Pensioner accused of having knife blames his false teeth and an apple

Pensioner accused of having knife blames his false teeth and an apple

An elderly driver accused of having a knife in a car park has claimed he needed it to cut up an apple due to his false teeth.   

wednesday 9

Eastern Daily Press

Simon Parkin

Tesco shopper accused of spraying toxic substance during row over vapes

Tesco shopper accused of spraying toxic substance during row over vapes

A man has been remanded accused of spraying a toxic substance into the face of a Tesco shopper in a dispute over buying vapes. 

wednesday 10

Eastern Daily Press

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'He's not Pablo Escobar' - Drug dealer caught smuggling cannabis through Heathrow

'He's not Pablo Escobar' - Drug dealer caught smuggling cannabis through Heathrow

A drug driver left paralysed in a crash attempted to import thousands of pounds worth of cannabis from America. 

wednesday 6

Eastern Daily Press

Simon Parkin

The murder the city forgot... killer still on the run as police stay silent

The murder the city forgot... killer still on the run as police stay silent

It was a murder which shocked the city.

wednesday 8

Eastern Daily Press

Simon Parkin

Man with 224 convictions left vulnerable youngster terrified in caravan attack

Man with 224 convictions left vulnerable youngster terrified in caravan attack

A man with 224 previous convictions left a vulnerable youngster terrified after smashing the windows of a caravan. 

14.01.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

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Man with 224 convictions left vulnerable youngster terrified in caravan attack

Man with 224 convictions left vulnerable youngster terrified in caravan attack

A man with 224 previous convictions left a vulnerable youngster terrified after smashing the windows of a caravan. 

14.01.2025 5

Eastern Daily Press

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Seizure of criminal assets of £50k drug runner still not happened four years on

Seizure of criminal assets of £50k drug runner still not happened four years on

Action to seize the assets of a drug runner is still on-going almost four years after he was found with heroin with a street value of £50,000. 

13.01.2025 4

Eastern Daily Press

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Previously deported Albanian accused of running county line sending 18k text messages

Previously deported Albanian accused of running county line sending 18k text messages

An Albanian previously deported from the UK has appeared in court accused of running a drugs phone line that bombarded users with thousands of text...

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Norwich Evening News

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Man, 43, denies charges over alleged rapes in 2021

Man, 43, denies charges over alleged rapes in 2021

A man has appeared in court accused of two allegations of rapes three years ago.  

11.01.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

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Russian spy gadgets like from James Bond found crammed in Great Yarmouth hotel

Russian spy gadgets like from James Bond found crammed in Great Yarmouth hotel

Thousands of items of electronic surveillance equipment were crammed into a Great Yarmouth guesthouse by an alleged Russian spy ring, a court has...

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Eastern Daily Press

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Previously deported Albanian accused of running county line sending 18k text messages

Previously deported Albanian accused of running county line sending 18k text messages

An Albanian previously deported from the UK has appeared in court accused of running a drugs phone line that bombarded users with thousands of text...

11.01.2025 4

Eastern Daily Press

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Man, 43, denies charges over alleged rapes in 2021

Man, 43, denies charges over alleged rapes in 2021

A man has appeared in court accused of two allegations of rapes three years ago.  

11.01.2025 4

Eastern Daily Press

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Man who led gang's masked attack on man outside home jailed

Man who led gang's masked attack on man outside home jailed

A Norfolk man who took part in an armed attack on a father looking after his young child has been jailed.

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Eastern Daily Press

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‘Covid isolation’ sees man with indecent images of girls young as seven spared jail

‘Covid isolation’ sees man with indecent images of girls young as seven spared jail

A man who shared child sex images via Snapchat has been spared a jail sentence after a judge heard it took place during Covid lockdown.

10.01.2025 4

Norwich Evening News

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Man wielding machete threatened to kill housing maintenance workers

Man wielding machete threatened to kill housing maintenance workers

A man who brandished a machete while threatening to kill two housing association workers has been warned he faces a prison sentence.

10.01.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

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Man, 37, denies sexual assault on teenager at birthday party

Man, 37, denies sexual assault on teenager at birthday party

A man has denied that he sexually assaulted a 17-year-old boy during a birthday party celebration.   

10.01.2025 6

Norwich Evening News

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Man accused of driving off in takeaway delivery driver's van

Man accused of driving off in takeaway delivery driver's van

A man accused of wielding a claw hammer to rob a food takeaway delivery driver has appeared in court.

10.01.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

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‘Covid isolation’ sees man with indecent images of girls young as seven spared jail

‘Covid isolation’ sees man with indecent images of girls young as seven spared jail

A man who shared child sex images via Snapchat has been spared a jail sentence after a judge heard it took place during Covid lockdown.

10.01.2025 8

Eastern Daily Press

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Man wielding machete threatened to kill housing maintenance workers

Man wielding machete threatened to kill housing maintenance workers

A man who brandished a machete while threatening to kill two housing association workers has been warned he faces a prison sentence.

10.01.2025 6

Eastern Daily Press

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Hot tub firm boss sexually assaulted masseuse after asking for ‘extras’

Hot tub firm boss sexually assaulted masseuse after asking for ‘extras’

The owner of a hot tub business sexually assaulted a female masseuse after asking for “extras” during a spa session. 

10.01.2025 5

Eastern Daily Press

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Man, 37, denies sexual assault on teenager at birthday party

Man, 37, denies sexual assault on teenager at birthday party

A man has denied that he sexually assaulted a 17-year-old boy during a birthday party celebration.   

10.01.2025 3

Eastern Daily Press

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Man appears in court from prison over indecent videos of children

Man appears in court from prison over indecent videos of children

A Norwich man has appeared in court accused of possession of indecent images and videos of children. 

09.01.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

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Driver seriously injures bird watchers after trying to overtake tractor on backroad

Driver seriously injures bird watchers after trying to overtake tractor on backroad

A driver who caused a crash while attempting to overtake a tractor on a rural B-road road has been spared a jail sentence.  

09.01.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

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Man appears in court from prison over indecent videos of children

Man appears in court from prison over indecent videos of children

A Norwich man has appeared in court accused of possession of indecent images and videos of children. 

09.01.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

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Motocross champ led police on high-speed chase through market town

Motocross champ led police on high-speed chase through market town

A motocross champion has been banned from driving after admitting being involved in a police chase at “grossly excessive speeds”.

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Eastern Daily Press

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Driver seriously injures bird watchers after trying to overtake tractor on backroad

Driver seriously injures bird watchers after trying to overtake tractor on backroad

A driver who caused a crash while attempting to overtake a tractor on a rural B-road road has been spared a jail sentence.  

09.01.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

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Man, 54, confronted by paedophile hunters after messaging decoy 'schoolgirl'

Man, 54, confronted by paedophile hunters after messaging decoy 'schoolgirl'

A man confronted by paedophile hunters has admitted attempting to groom a teenage girl online.

08.01.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

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Prolific shoplifter with 83 previous offences starts 2025 back in court

Prolific shoplifter with 83 previous offences starts 2025 back in court

A serial shoplifter with dozens of previous convictions has appeared back in court for stealing just days into the new year. 

08.01.2025 20

Norwich Evening News

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Man, 54, confronted by paedophile hunters after messaging decoy 'schoolgirl'

Man, 54, confronted by paedophile hunters after messaging decoy 'schoolgirl'

A man confronted by paedophile hunters has admitted attempting to groom a teenage girl online.

08.01.2025 5

Eastern Daily Press

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Prolific shoplifter with 83 previous offences starts 2025 back in court

Prolific shoplifter with 83 previous offences starts 2025 back in court

A serial shoplifter with dozens of previous convictions has appeared back in court for stealing just days into the new year. 

08.01.2025 5

Eastern Daily Press

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Man accused of assaulting woman banned from entering nightlife district

Man accused of assaulting woman banned from entering nightlife district

A man was banned from entering the nightlife district of Norwich after appearing in court over an attack on a woman. 

08.01.2025 3

Eastern Daily Press

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Many major e-scooter crashes go unrecorded

Many major e-scooter crashes go unrecorded

Just 15 people were officially reported to have been hurt in e-scooter accidents in Norfolk, according to the latest available figures -...

07.01.2025 3

Norwich Evening News

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Swerving drunk driver was FOUR TIMES limit after being caught for second time

Swerving drunk driver was FOUR TIMES limit after being caught for second time

A drunk driver faces being banned for at least three years after being stopped while almost four times over the limit.  

07.01.2025 4

Eastern Daily Press

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