Is there anything more English than tea taken at a genteel tearoom in a country village?

Can you imagine any less stress free surroundings?

Well think again as war has broken out between two rival tea rooms in the village of Salhouse, close to the Norfolk Broads.

The long running feud started after the PRIMA ROSA cafe opened up just 20 yards away from, and 9 months after the trendy artisan coffee shop called RADLEYS, which also contained a post office and shop.

It seems that almost immediately both parties launched campaigns of intimidating and abusive behaviour against each other.

Mrs Nudd owner of PRIMA ROSA and her councillor husband, Martin claimed that RADLEYS owner, Mrs Kerry Radley had waged a campaign of harassment against them, by repeatedly taking photographs of their premises and staring in, whilst Mrs Radley complained that her posters went missing, a sign was vandalised, and fake bad reviews about her business were posted online.

Mrs Radley claimed that the issues had finally forced her to close her business in September 2017 but problems continued and she was then issued with a Community Protection Notice in December 2017 by Broadland District Council over claims that she had caused anxiety to Mrs Nudd.

The order, which was subsequently withdrawn, banned her from staring into the Prima Rosa café from a vehicle, whether moving or stationary, entering the café or taking photographs of it, or customers, without permission.

However things came to a head last May, when Mrs Radley parked her car, containing a sex toy, picture of a topless woman and a card bearing some very rude words in full view just 2-3 feet away from PRIMA ROSA’s front window.

PRIMA ROSA owner, JUDITH NUDD ended up sobbing and in tears at the sight, and another villager claimed that her children asked what a “purple cucumber” was doing in the car.

Car owner, Mrs Radley claimed she had bought the toy as a joke present for a friend and it had fallen out of a bag, and although admitting that she had parked the car as a protest, said she did not mean to cause offence to anyone.

Mrs Radley has now been fined £180, ordered to pay £250 in costs and a £30 victim surcharge but magistrates added that the court considered that there had been provocation on both sides which they said must stop immediately.

Incredible – but true

Also true was the story we heard from Margaret Mills today, which involved a cat which went missing in Canewdon during the war. It seems that it took up residence at a radar station, where presumably the food was better than the fayre provided at home. Once the military cleared out at the end of hostilities, the cat returned to its rightful home.

If you missed what Margaret told me about this remarkable animal, just click on the following link: –

See you again next time,
Scott