Protestors fighting to save a beloved 1950s bus shelter from being knocked down in an upmarket seaside town have won a temporary stay of execution.

Bailiffs visited protestors staging a sit-in at Sheringham, Norfolk, at 4am today evict them from the brick shelter ahead of its planned demolition.

However campaigners later learned the bailiffs had been stood down and no decision would take taken until after a meeting of Sheringham Town council tomorrow (tues).

Norfolk County Council wants to knock down the brick shelter and replace it with a modern glass and steel 'hub'.

In the latest update on the saga, campaigners said the authority tried to force them out using paperwork they believe is invalid.

The row escalated on Friday (December 5) as a bailiff contracted by the council turned up with an eviction notice - but they remained inside.

Tensions arose again in the early hours of Monday morning (December 8), when they said yet more bailiffs descended on the shelter accompanied by police, blocking the entrance.

Katie Hart, who launched the petition to save the shelter and has been leading the sit-in, said: "We had no issues over the weekend, it was quite peaceful."

"But I got a call at 4am today to tell me that bailiffs were back. I asked to see their enforcement notice and they told me that it had been served on Friday."

"But we've been advised by our solicitor that the notice is unlawful because it was signed by Norfolk County Council, rather than Sheringham Town Council, which owns the shelter."

Campaigners have now been inside the shelter for eight days, with anywhere between three and eight people occupying it at a time. Despite the cold temperatures, they insist spirits are high.

Katie said: "Morale is really good at the shelter - the team have just had a cooked breakfast delivered."

"We've got lots of sleeping bags from residents in Sheringham, as well as"

camping chairs and blow-up beds. We're quite comfortable and warm."

She added: "If it's going to be demolished, we at least want a fair hearing first. It's our town and we've got to live here. We just want to be listened to."

A council spokesperson said: "Norfolk County Council has asked bailiffs to stand down and no works will take place on the bus shelter until after the Sheringham Town Council meeting taking place this Tuesday."