Diss Express

1 week ago | dissexpress.co.uk | Joao Santos |João D. Santos

A pub's licence has been formally revoked despite community support following Suffolk Police's concerns it had been used as a cannabis farm. Mid Suffolk's licensing sub-committee members met last Friday to discuss the force's request for a full review and suspension of the Swan Inn's licence. In May, Superintendent Matt Bodmer said he believed the pub, in Low Street, Hoxne, near Eye, had been 'used for the cultivation of cannabis' following an investigation.

1 week ago | dissexpress.co.uk | Liam Apicella

Diss (219) exacted some swift revenge with a four-run win over league-leading Hethersett & Tas-Valley (215-8) on Saturday. Seven days earlier, the Norfolk Cricket Alliance Division One table toppers had got the better of Diss on their own patch. However, with Diss having the home comforts of Rectory Meadow in the quick reverse fixture last weekend, it was Mark Brawn’s side that edged a close encounter.

2 weeks ago | dissexpress.co.uk | Eleanor Storey

A councillor accused of smashing a shop window told police he was “too drunk” to remember the late-night incident. Stephen Fraser, who represents Attleborough on the town council and Breckland Council, has been charged with criminal damage following the episode. He was due to appear at Norwich Magistrates’ Court this week to enter a plea. However, the case was adjourned after his representatives claimed there had been an “abuse of process” by the officers handling his case.

2 weeks ago | dissexpress.co.uk | Eleanor Storey

A Norfolk council has pleaded for a truce after finding itself in an extraordinary war with its own townsfolk, accusing locals of acts of intimidation and violence against members. Months of deepening tensions between Attleborough Town Council and voters have recently boiled over at fiery meetings which have been interrupted by heckling and calls for resignations.

3 weeks ago | dissexpress.co.uk | Eleanor Storey

Plans for a new bungalow in a village have been thrown out - after third attempt to develop the site. South Norfolk Council refused proposals for the three-bedroom home off Norwich Road in Dickleburgh due to concerns about its impact on countryside views. It was the third attempt to develop the site, with two previous applications having also been unsuccessful, and its owners are growing increasingly frustrated.