Full cost of criminal damage to town revealed
THE full cost of criminal damage to town council-owned areas of Hailsham has been revealed.
Thefts and vandalism since April 2007 cost the council £5,359, figures released on Monday showed.
Lead theft was by far the most expensive with a December raid on the council's meeting room costing £1,963.
Further thefts of lead at Hailsham's cricket pavilion last summer cost more than £950.
The attack on the Tree of Light shortly before Christmas, condemned by then mayor Nick Ellwood as a 'blatant act of vandalism' caused £395 of damage, while £431 had to be paid out to repair the damaged roof on the Maurice Thornton pavilion.
The Battle Road allotments, South Road play area and the Country Park also suffered damage.
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24 June 2008 4:29 PM
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