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Man jailed for offering to buy a McDonald's for woman he was banned from contacting

Man jailed for offering to buy a McDonald's for woman he was banned from contacting

A man has been jailed for phoning a woman and asking if she and her children wanted anything from McDonald's.

31.10.2025 5

Eastern Daily Press

Bruno Brown

Man, 27, who was 'taking drugs recklessly' stole more than £1,000 of stock from shop

Man, 27, who was 'taking drugs recklessly' stole more than £1,000 of stock from shop

A man has narrowly avoided jail for burgling a corner shop in a Norfolk town and stealing more than £1,000 worth of tobacco.

31.10.2025 4

Eastern Daily Press

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Norfolk village 'sent back to the Dark Ages' with five-day Wi-Fi blackout

Norfolk village 'sent back to the Dark Ages' with five-day Wi-Fi blackout

It’s a quintessential English village where time seems to have stood still, with chocolate-box cottages, a pub on the green, and locals who greet...

30.10.2025 3

Eastern Daily Press

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Work under way to preserve seafront Banksy street mural

Work under way to preserve seafront Banksy street mural

A council has been taking steps to protect a piece of work by one of the world’s most famous street artists.

29.10.2025 2

Eastern Daily Press

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Place of worship in Norfolk town goes under the hammer

Place of worship in Norfolk town goes under the hammer

A Victorian place of worship in a Norfolk town has been sold at auction for £107,000.

29.10.2025 4

Eastern Daily Press

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Shocking drone images show battered Norfolk coastline after Storm Benjamin

Shocking drone images show battered Norfolk coastline after Storm Benjamin

Dramatic drone images show the aftermath of Storm Benjamin on one of Norfolk's most erosion-threatened beaches.

28.10.2025 2

Eastern Daily Press

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Homeowner appeals council’s refusal of home extension plans

Homeowner appeals council’s refusal of home extension plans

A homeowner has launched an appeal after planners rejected his bid to extend his property by saying that the proposed design would harm the area's...

28.10.2025 2

Eastern Daily Press

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Major £735,000 roadworks in Norfolk town see bus routes diverted

Major £735,000 roadworks in Norfolk town see bus routes diverted

Major roadworks costing nearly a quarter of a million pounds have begun in a Norfolk town with bus routes being changed.

28.10.2025 3

Eastern Daily Press

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Man accused of sexually assaulting two women in city club

Man accused of sexually assaulting two women in city club

A man accused of sexually assaulting two women in a city nightclub will face trial next year.

25.10.2025 7

Norwich Evening News

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Man wore 'bobble hat and nothing else' as he repeatedly masturbated at passing buses

Man wore 'bobble hat and nothing else' as he repeatedly masturbated at passing buses

A man who would either wear "nothing but a bobble hat" or "pyjamas around his ankles" as he repeatedly masturbated at passing buses has been jailed.

25.10.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

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Man accused of sexually assaulting two women in city club

Man accused of sexually assaulting two women in city club

A man accused of sexually assaulting two women in a city nightclub will face trial next year.

25.10.2025 8

Eastern Daily Press

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Transwoman caught with knife on beach after calling police to report abuse

Transwoman caught with knife on beach after calling police to report abuse

A transwoman was caught with a knife on a Norfolk beach after calling police claiming to have been the victim of verbal abuse.

25.10.2025 8

Eastern Daily Press

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Uk's leading flagger revealed as Lowestoft man

Uk's leading flagger revealed as Lowestoft man

Flags have appeared across Britain in recent months and much of that patriotic work is down to a man from Lowestoft, we can reveal.

25.10.2025 9

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Renewed fight to give butchers that served village for a century a new lease of life

Renewed fight to give butchers that served village for a century a new lease of life

The owner of a former butchers' shop that served a Norfolk village for more than a century has appealed a planning decision refusing plans to turn it...

25.10.2025 8

Eastern Daily Press

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Fears of landslides at erosion-threatened village as Storm Benjamin strikes

Fears of landslides at erosion-threatened village as Storm Benjamin strikes

Dramatic pictures show Storm Benjamin battering a village's erosion-threatened coastline, causing fears of landslides.

24.10.2025 20

Eastern Daily Press

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Meet the mum turning her driveway into a tasty dessert paradise

Meet the mum turning her driveway into a tasty dessert paradise

Three days a week, smells of freshly baked cakes fill the air in a Gorleston neighbourhood from an unlikely place - a small shed in a woman’s...

24.10.2025 10

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Police give update about probe into double deaths at same property

Police give update about probe into double deaths at same property

Police have said there is no wider risk to the public after two men who lived at the same property were found dead there within the space of a week.

23.10.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

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Police probe TWO deaths after second body is found in blood-spattered home

Police probe TWO deaths after second body is found in blood-spattered home

Police are investigating two deaths after the body of a man was found in a blood-spattered home just a week after another man died in the same...

22.10.2025 7

Eastern Daily Press

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'Sex party' Airbnb owner in steamy planning war over sauna

'Sex party' Airbnb owner in steamy planning war over sauna

A homeowner accused of turning his Norfolk Airbnb into a den of debauchery is fighting to save his sauna and decking after council chiefs refused...

22.10.2025 8

Eastern Daily Press

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New speed limits on major road set to come into force

New speed limits on major road set to come into force

New 30mph and 40mph speed limits on a village road near Great Yarmouth are set to come into force.

21.10.2025 3

Eastern Daily Press

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Man causes scene as he turns up to court charged with knife offence

Man causes scene as he turns up to court charged with knife offence

A man charged with carrying a 7cm knife was initially denied entry to the court after refusing to allow security to search him. 

18.10.2025 4

Norwich Evening News

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Paedophile due to be released from prison next week attacked in cell

Paedophile due to be released from prison next week attacked in cell

A paedophile due to be released from prison next week was "in no fit state" to attend his court hearing after being attacked in his cell.

18.10.2025 5

Norwich Evening News

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Man causes scene as he turns up to court charged with knife offence

Man causes scene as he turns up to court charged with knife offence

A man charged with carrying a 7cm knife was initially denied entry to the court after refusing to allow security to search him. 

18.10.2025 8

Eastern Daily Press

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Paedophile due to be released from prison next week attacked in cell

Paedophile due to be released from prison next week attacked in cell

A paedophile due to be released from prison next week was "in no fit state" to attend his court hearing after being attacked in his cell.

18.10.2025 7

Eastern Daily Press

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Cancer patient might not be alive to face drink-driving trial

Cancer patient might not be alive to face drink-driving trial

A woman suffering from stage four cancer may not be alive by the time she is due to face trial next year for drink driving.

18.10.2025 7

Eastern Daily Press

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'Substance attack' investigation that left group of boys with swollen eyes continues

Police are continuing to investigate an alleged incident that saw a "substance" thrown at a group of boys, triggering a city-wide search for the...

17.10.2025 9

Norwich Evening News

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'Substance attack' investigation that left group of boys with swollen eyes continues

Police are continuing to investigate an alleged incident that saw a "substance" thrown at a group of boys, triggering a city-wide search for the...

17.10.2025 8

Eastern Daily Press

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Century-old shipwreck buried beneath sand uncovered by tides on Norfolk beach

For more than a century a shipwreck on a Norfolk beach has been buried beneath the sand with only glimpses of the vessel's timbers poking through...

17.10.2025 6

Eastern Daily Press

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Dilapidated seafront hotel overrun by squatters is finally secured

A once grand seafront hotel that was overrun with squatters for weeks is now being repaired by its owners.

17.10.2025 7

Eastern Daily Press

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'If you hate our flag, sod off!': MP’s fury as St George’s Crosses torn down

Dozens of St George's flags on a town's seafront have been torn down just a week after a Labour councillor demanded they were removed.

16.10.2025 9

Eastern Daily Press

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Neighbours in 'shock' as armed police storm flats after alleged crossbow fire

Neighbours have expressed shock after dozens of armed police stormed a flat to arrest a man accused of firing a crossbow at teenagers.

15.10.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

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Aircraft mechanic, 34, charged with two counts of rape

An aircraft mechanic has appeared in court charged with two counts of rape.

11.10.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

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Aircraft mechanic, 34, charged with two counts of rape

An aircraft mechanic has appeared in court charged with two counts of rape.

11.10.2025 9

Eastern Daily Press

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Accused stalker's court hearing put back due to absence of translator

A man accused of stalking and assaulting a woman has seen his court case adjourned as a no translator was available.

11.10.2025 9

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Latvian drug addict with £200-a-day habit wrestled to ground after stealing perfume

A shoplifter who was wrestled to the ground by a security guard and a member of the public as he made off with more than £200 of stolen perfumes has...

11.10.2025 8

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Hospital worker, 28, fell ill during shift and died hours after leaving A&E

A hospital worker who fell ill during a night shift sought treatment from his A&E colleagues before leaving in a taxi and dying in his family...

11.10.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

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Father, 28, found dead in his city flat

The family of a 28-year-old father found dead at his home have paid tribute to him, saying he could "light up a room".

10.10.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

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Father, 28, found dead in his city flat

The family of a 28-year-old father found dead at his home have paid tribute to him, saying he could "light up a room".

10.10.2025 9

Eastern Daily Press

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Family pay touching tribute to 'always smiling' loved one after his death at 24

A family have paid a heartfelt tribute to their loved one who has died at the age of 24.

09.10.2025 6

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Man accused of raping girl under the age of 13

A man has appeared in court accused of multiple sexual offences against a girl under the age of 13 years old.

09.10.2025 8

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Man accused of sexually touching child, 12

A man has been accused of sexually touching a 12-year-old girl.

09.10.2025 6

Eastern Daily Press

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Norfolk MP joins local flaggers up ladders after spending £500 on St George's Crosses

He might have been dressed more for the corridors of power than for clambering up ladders but Rupert Lowe didn't let that stop him from joining locals...

08.10.2025 8

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Couple who won £11m say farewell to council house with 'luckiest toilet in the world'

The fiancée of a man who won £11.5m playing an online slot game has revealed she was sitting on the toilet in her council house when she hit the...

08.10.2025 7

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Labour councillor with Palestine flag 'confronted MP's staff putting up England flag'

A Labour councillor wearing a Palestine flag has been accused of aggressively trying to stop a group putting up St George's Crosses along Gorleston...

07.10.2025 7

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Holiday park to build new indoor swimming pool on site of old outdoor one

A holiday park on the Norfolk coast is installing a new swimming pool and leisure centre after its plans were approved.

05.10.2025 2

Eastern Daily Press

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Florists blooming furious after being ordered to remove flower display for cycle path

For more than half a century, the florists of the Rose Garden have created a wonderful burst of colour with their displays of blooming bunches which...

05.10.2025 2

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Norfolk hospital turns off Facebook comments after being mocked over pregnancy post

A Norfolk hospital has been ridiculed for a social media post giving information about its maternity unit in which it refers to "women and people who...

04.10.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

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Man in critical condition after attack which has led to five arrests

Five people have been arrested in connection with a violent attack on a man that has left him in a critical condition in hospital.

03.10.2025 8

Eastern Daily Press

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Paedophile escapes third prison sentence after being caught reoffending AGAIN

A paedophile who has been to prison twice for looking at indecent images of children has avoided jail after being caught again.

03.10.2025 8

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Drama in court as defendant collapses in dock sparking 999 call

Two courtrooms were temporarily suspended after a defendant dramatically collapsed in the dock while being addressed by the judge.

02.10.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

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