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Dogging fiend guilty of sex offences spanning 30 years

A man obsessed with watching a woman have sex with strangers has been guilty of a raft of offences spanning three decades.

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Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Prisoner launches brutal attack on sleeping cellmate over late night noises

Prisoner launches brutal attack on sleeping cellmate over late night noises

A Norwich prisoner violently attacked his sleeping cellmate because he kept him awake at night, a court has heard.

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Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Dogging fiend guilty of sex offences spanning 30 years

Dogging fiend guilty of sex offences spanning 30 years

A man obsessed with watching a woman have sex with strangers has been guilty of a raft of offences spanning three decades.

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Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Prisoner launches brutal attack on sleeping cellmate over late night noises

Prisoner launches brutal attack on sleeping cellmate over late night noises

A Norwich prisoner violently attacked his sleeping cellmate because he kept him awake at night, a court has heard.

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Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Man killed partner's dog by flinging it against door in violent row

Man killed partner's dog by flinging it against door in violent row

A man killed his partner's pet dog by flinging it against a door following a violent argument, a court has heard.

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Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Man killed partner's dog by flinging it against door in violent row

Man killed partner's dog by flinging it against door in violent row

A man killed his partner's pet dog by flinging it against a door following a violent argument, a court has heard.

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Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Prolific burglar climbed through Norwich bathroom window

Prolific burglar climbed through Norwich bathroom window

A prolific burglar climbed through the bathroom window of a Norwich home when he was seen by the "shocked" homeowner, a court has heard.

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Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Prolific burglar climbed through Norwich bathroom window

Prolific burglar climbed through Norwich bathroom window

A prolific burglar climbed through the bathroom window of a Norwich home when he was seen by the "shocked" homeowner, a court has heard.

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Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Man jailed for nine years for raping girl, 12, at Norfolk bus stop

Man jailed for nine years for raping girl, 12, at Norfolk bus stop

A man raped a 12-year-old girl he encountered after getting out of a taxi in the early hours of the morning, a court has heard.

20.08.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Norfolk man pestered 'teen girl' to send him pictures of 'her bits'

Norfolk man pestered 'teen girl' to send him pictures of 'her bits'

A man told a teenage girl he wanted to be "the first" person she had sex with after persistently asking that she send him images of "her bits".

20.08.2025 9

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Man jailed for nine years for raping girl, 12, at Norfolk bus stop

Man jailed for nine years for raping girl, 12, at Norfolk bus stop

A man raped a 12-year-old girl he encountered after getting out of a taxi in the early hours of the morning, a court has heard.

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Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Norfolk man pestered 'teen girl' to send him pictures of 'her bits'

Norfolk man pestered 'teen girl' to send him pictures of 'her bits'

A man told a teenage girl he wanted to be "the first" person she had sex with after persistently asking that she send him images of "her bits".

20.08.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Man who brandished spirit level in Norfolk pub row appears back in court

Man who brandished spirit level in Norfolk pub row appears back in court

A man who drunk eight pints before picking up a spirit level and threatening someone in a Norfolk pub has appeared back in court.

19.08.2025 9

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Woman, 60, accused of setting fire to sofa and curtains denies arson

Woman, 60, accused of setting fire to sofa and curtains denies arson

A Norfolk woman has appeared in court charged with arson and being reckless as to whether life was endangered.

19.08.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Man who brandished spirit level in Norfolk pub row appears back in court

Man who brandished spirit level in Norfolk pub row appears back in court

A man who drunk eight pints before picking up a spirit level and threatening someone in a Norfolk pub has appeared back in court.

19.08.2025 3

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Woman, 60, accused of setting fire to sofa and curtains denies arson

Woman, 60, accused of setting fire to sofa and curtains denies arson

A Norfolk woman has appeared in court charged with arson and being reckless as to whether life was endangered.

19.08.2025 5

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Work to eradicate invasive plant from Norwich meadow could take two years

Work to eradicate invasive plant from Norwich meadow could take two years

Work to eradicate an invasive plant from a meadow in a village on the outskirts of the city could take up to two years to complete, it has emerged.

18.08.2025 5

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Worshippers 'hoping to return' to Norwich church ravaged by fire

Worshippers 'hoping to return' to Norwich church ravaged by fire

Members of a church ravaged by flames as worshippers were attending a service have been "mourning" its loss - but hope to return one day.

18.08.2025 4

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Work under way to transform former Norwich pub site into new homes

Work under way to transform former Norwich pub site into new homes

Work is under way to transform a former pub site - which became a wasteland after the building was demolished - into new homes. 

18.08.2025 5

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Cheese thief who has admitted EIGHTEEN offences due back in court

Cheese thief who has admitted EIGHTEEN offences due back in court

A man who stole blocks of cheese from a shop as part of a raft of 18  offences, including threatening a person with scissors, is due back in court...

18.08.2025 7

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Police 'exhaust' enquiries into attack by group of boys on woman

Police 'exhaust' enquiries into attack by group of boys on woman

Enquiries into an alleged assault on a woman by a group of boys in Norwich has been closed, police have revealed.

18.08.2025 5

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Work to eradicate invasive plant from Norwich meadow could take two years

Work to eradicate invasive plant from Norwich meadow could take two years

Work to eradicate an invasive plant from a meadow in a village on the outskirts of the city could take up to two years to complete, it has emerged.

18.08.2025 6

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Worshippers 'hoping to return' to Norwich church ravaged by fire

Worshippers 'hoping to return' to Norwich church ravaged by fire

Members of a church ravaged by flames as worshippers were attending a service have been "mourning" its loss - but hope to return one day.

18.08.2025 5

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Work under way to transform former Norwich pub site into new homes

Work under way to transform former Norwich pub site into new homes

Work is under way to transform a former pub site - which became a wasteland after the building was demolished - into new homes. 

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Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Cheese thief who has admitted EIGHTEEN offences due back in court

Cheese thief who has admitted EIGHTEEN offences due back in court

A man who stole blocks of cheese from a shop as part of a raft of 18  offences, including threatening a person with scissors, is due back in court...

18.08.2025 5

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Police 'exhaust' enquiries into attack by group of boys on woman

Police 'exhaust' enquiries into attack by group of boys on woman

Enquiries into an alleged assault on a woman by a group of boys in Norwich has been closed, police have revealed.

18.08.2025 7

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Teen arrested in Norwich by armed police to face no further action in knife case

Teen arrested in Norwich by armed police to face no further action in knife case

A teenager who was charged with possession of an offensive weapon after being arrested by armed police will face no further action, it has emerged.

17.08.2025 8

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Policeman to be sentenced for sex assaults on man and woman in Norwich bar

Policeman to be sentenced for sex assaults on man and woman in Norwich bar

A Norfolk policeman found guilty of sexually assaulting a man and a woman on a nightclub dancefloor is due to be sentenced this month.

17.08.2025 5

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Teen arrested in Norwich by armed police to face no further action in knife case

Teen arrested in Norwich by armed police to face no further action in knife case

A teenager who was charged with possession of an offensive weapon after being arrested by armed police will face no further action, it has emerged.

17.08.2025 4

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Policeman to be sentenced for sex assaults on man and woman in Norwich bar

Policeman to be sentenced for sex assaults on man and woman in Norwich bar

A Norfolk policeman found guilty of sexually assaulting a man and a woman on a nightclub dancefloor is due to be sentenced this month.

17.08.2025 2

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Norfolk woman denies £60k power of attorney fraud

Norfolk woman denies £60k power of attorney fraud

A woman is to stand trial accused of a £60k fraud after she denied abusing her power of attorney privileges.

16.08.2025 9

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Man to be sentenced after he admitted Norfolk hammer attack

Man to be sentenced after he admitted Norfolk hammer attack

A man who has admitted attacking another man with a claw hammer is due back in court next month for sentencing.

16.08.2025 6

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Norfolk woman denies £60k power of attorney fraud

Norfolk woman denies £60k power of attorney fraud

A woman is to stand trial accused of a £60k fraud after she denied abusing her power of attorney privileges.

16.08.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Man to be sentenced after he admitted Norfolk hammer attack

Man to be sentenced after he admitted Norfolk hammer attack

A man who has admitted attacking another man with a claw hammer is due back in court next month for sentencing.

16.08.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Town's former carnival organiser found guilty of sexual communication with a child

Town's former carnival organiser found guilty of sexual communication with a child

A jury has taken less than two hours to find a 78-year-old Norfolk man guilty of sexual communication with a child.

15.08.2025 20

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Jurors considering verdicts in trial of community leader accused of sexual activity

Jurors considering verdicts in trial of community leader accused of sexual activity

A jury trying the case of a 78-year-old Norfolk man accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl have gone out to consider verdicts in the case.

15.08.2025 9

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Jurors in ex-Norwich player's 'laughing gas' trial sent out to consider verdicts

Jurors in ex-Norwich player's 'laughing gas' trial sent out to consider verdicts

Jurors in the trial of an ex-Norwich City striker found with hundreds of cannisters of 'laughing gas' are considering verdicts in the case.

15.08.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Canaries legend speaks out in support of ex-City player on trial in laughing gas case

Canaries legend speaks out in support of ex-City player on trial in laughing gas case

A former Norwich City player accused of offences relating to the supply of laughing gas has been described as a "really good role model" by...

15.08.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Man who admitted burglary and car theft in Norfolk village has case adjourned

Man who admitted burglary and car theft in Norfolk village has case adjourned

A man charged with burglary and theft of a car taken following a break-in will be sentenced later this month after the case was adjourned.

15.08.2025 8

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Town's former carnival organiser found guilty of sexual communication with a child

Town's former carnival organiser found guilty of sexual communication with a child

A jury has taken less than two hours to find a 78-year-old Norfolk man guilty of sexual communication with a child.

15.08.2025 7

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Jurors considering verdicts in trial of community leader accused of sexual activity

Jurors considering verdicts in trial of community leader accused of sexual activity

A jury trying the case of a 78-year-old Norfolk man accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl have gone out to consider verdicts in the case.

15.08.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Jurors in ex-Norwich player's 'laughing gas' trial sent out to consider verdicts

Jurors in ex-Norwich player's 'laughing gas' trial sent out to consider verdicts

Jurors in the trial of an ex-Norwich City striker found with hundreds of cannisters of 'laughing gas' are considering verdicts in the case.

15.08.2025 2

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Canaries legend speaks out in support of ex-City player on trial in laughing gas case

Canaries legend speaks out in support of ex-City player on trial in laughing gas case

A former Norwich City player accused of offences relating to the supply of laughing gas has been described as a "really good role model" by...

15.08.2025 3

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Probe continues into Norfolk crash on A17 in which married couple were killed

Probe continues into Norfolk crash on A17 in which married couple were killed

Enquiries are continuing into a Norfolk crash involving a car and a lorry in which a married couple were killed.

15.08.2025 3

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Man who admitted burglary and car theft in Norfolk village has case adjourned

Man who admitted burglary and car theft in Norfolk village has case adjourned

A man charged with burglary and theft of a car taken following a break-in will be sentenced later this month after the case was adjourned.

15.08.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Norfolk man said he never raped woman or forced her into sex with strangers

Norfolk man said he never raped woman or forced her into sex with strangers

A Norfolk man accused of raping a woman and pressurising her to have sex sessions with strangers said she consented to taking part.

14.08.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Man in 50s re-bailed by police as Norwich stab probe continues

Man in 50s re-bailed by police as Norwich stab probe continues

A man has been re-bailed by police as the force continues to investigate a knife attack in Norwich.

14.08.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Norfolk man said he never raped woman or forced her into sex with strangers

Norfolk man said he never raped woman or forced her into sex with strangers

A Norfolk man accused of raping a woman and pressurising her to have sex sessions with strangers said she consented to taking part.

14.08.2025 5

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Man in 50s re-bailed by police as Norwich stab probe continues

Man in 50s re-bailed by police as Norwich stab probe continues

A man has been re-bailed by police as the force continues to investigate a knife attack in Norwich.

14.08.2025 5

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Ex-Norwich City striker sold more than 1,900 'laughing gas' cannisters jury told

A former Canaries striker who had hundreds of cannisters of 'laughing gas' in the boot of his car sold more than 1,900 of them, a court has heard.

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Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh