Lead theft has led to £15,000 bill for Diocese of Motherwell

A thief has effectively plundered church funds after removing £300 worth of lead from the roof of Motherwell Diocesan Centre.
By The Newsroom
Published 13th Mar 2020, 13:52 BST
Updated 13th Mar 2020, 13:55 BST

The incident happened overnight at the Coursington Road premises on Thursday, February 27 - but inclement weather meant that the matter did not end there.

For leakage meant that a further £15,000 worth of damage was caused.

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A spokesperson for the Diocese of Motherwell said: “This is a damaging and thoughtless crime which has caused significant damage aand led to expensive repairs”

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 quoting incident 1716.

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