The NR19 hotel, in Dereham's Market Place, has come under massive scrutiny from locals in recent months due to crime and antisocial behaviour concerns.

It had become a cause of concern as councils across Norfolk and Suffolk were using the site for temporary housing.

Among those placed there are recently-released prisoners.

Figures from Norfolk Constabulary reveal that officers were dispatched to the NR19 Hotel in Dereham 73 times last year - an average of more than one and a half calls a week.

Fears about the hotel culminated in a well-attended public meeting in December (Image: Henry Durand)

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