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Dereham s old cemetery on Cemetery Road. - Credit: Matthew Usher Mid-Norfolk’s cemeteries have been hit by a spate of thefts of flowers and other ornaments left at loved ones’ graves. Margaret Steward, from Scarning, had flowers taken from family graves at Scarning churchyard and at the old Dereham cemetery north of the town centre. Ms Steward said it was not the first time flowers had been stolen from either graveyard. “It’s horrendous. Why would someone steal flowers off a loved one’s grave?” she said. She added: “It’s not a very nice thing to come across, but then it seems to be the norm these days. If somebody wants something, they just take it, don’t they?” ....