Thieves break into Intake Primary School in Sheffield and steal digger during half-term

A school in Sheffield has been targeted by thieves who broke in and stole a digger from its grounds.
By Robert Cumber
Published 1st Nov 2021, 12:13 BST
Updated 1st Nov 2021, 13:35 BST
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Police said burglars reportedly took a small digger from Intake Primary School on Mansfield Road on Thursday, October 28, at around 6.50am.

Lynn Boreham, the school's business manager, said: "Henry Boot were doing some work for us, installing a green wall.

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Intake Primary School in Sheffield, where thieves broke in and stole a digger (pic: Google)Intake Primary School in Sheffield, where thieves broke in and stole a digger (pic: Google)
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"They'd done all the work for free, without charging us for labour, materials or planting, and they'd really gone above and beyond, doing everything we'd asked for and more.

"We're absolutely disgusted and appalled that someone has taken their digger off the site after all they've done for us."

She added that the green wall had been completed.

The school said the digger was seen being taken down an alleyway near the cemetery, before being loaded onto a van with a trailer on Carpenter Gardens.

Anyone with information is asked to call South Yorkshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 167 of October 28.