Further individuals have also been banned from council buildings after threatening to kill workers, sending sexually explicit emails and, in one instance, throwing a pot of urine at staff.

Newly-obtained figures reveal how, over the past three years, Norfolk County Council slapped bans on 130 people for their behaviour in libraries, with another 11 banned for their actions at recycling centres.

The Norwich North Recycling Centre. Eleven people have been banned from Norfolk's tips, including for threats against staff (Image: Sonya Duncan)

At recycling centres, 12-month bans were imposed for threats against staff, violent behaviour and theft of items including metal and electrical equipment.

Incidents happened at both of Norwich's recycling centres and at King's Lynn, Dereham, Thetford and Caister.

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Bans at Norfolk's libraries ranged from a day to a year, with the vast majority applied because of anti-social behaviour.

Computer misuse and anti-social behaviour led to bans from the Millennium Library at The Forum in Norwich (Image: Antony Kelly)

Computer misuse was the reason for 10 of the bans, all in Norwich's Millennium Library in the Forum.

The county council did not elaborate on what that had........

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