Christmas tree may be removed from public square following suspected vandalism
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The tree is on the Horse and Groom Square off Barnsley Road in Goldthorpe, an area used for markets and community events.
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council’s Dearne Area Team posted on social media on Monday (December 2), revealing that someone had ‘deliberately’ cut through the tree’s lighting cables and removed the wooden supports that were keeping the tree upright.
A Barnsley Council spokesperson said that they could not comment, as an active investigation is underway , including the possibility that some damage may have been caused by Storm Bert.
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