Sam Stockton, 47, ran the company which operated the Hill House Inn pub in Happisburgh – once visited by the author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle – with his wife Jenny, 46.

The Hill House Inn (Image: Newsquest)

The couple, both of Dereham Road, Norwich, had been accused of stealing £63,572 from the business between January 2018 and November 2020.

Sam Stockton was due to be sentenced at Norwich Crown Court on Tuesday after previously pleading guilty to theft.

Norwich Crown Court (Image: Peter Walsh, Newsquest)

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