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Men arrested after large fight by busy city road

Andy Trigg
BBC News, Norfolk
Eleanor Storey
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Google The junction of Ber Street and Queens Road. A blue car is waiting at the junction for another blue car to pass. A white building is on the opposite side of the road and to the left of it is red-brick terraced houses.Google
Police were called to the junction of Ber Street and Queens Road on Monday evening

Four men have been arrested following a large fight by a busy city road.

Norfolk Police was called to Ber Street in Norwich, at the junction with Queens Road, at about 17:00 GMT on Monday.

The force said the fight involved "multiple persons" and four men were arrested at the scene on suspicion of a public order offence, namely affray.

They were taken to Wymondham police station for questioning, where they remain.

Police said the four men were aged in their 20s, 30s and 40s.

It comes as Norwich City Council closed a public garden on Ber Street at the weekend following incidents of drug taking, drinking, fighting and swearing.

LDRS A black chain and padlock wrapped around a black metal fence. The fence is surrounded by bushes and behind the gate is a clearing flanked by two old stone walls.LDRS
A nearby public garden was locked-up at the weekend following reports of anti-social behaviour

Carli Harper, a Labour city councillor for Lakenham, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: "I'm glad that the site has been secured.

"It will be a relief to residents who have had to endure some unacceptable behaviour in recent weeks.

"We're now focused on what we can do in the medium term to prevent the space from becoming a magnet for anti-social behaviour in the future, and talking to housing providers about the role they can play in supporting that."

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