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Council 'crazy' for demanding £8k to replace vandalised memorial bench
Herald Express
|July 02, 2025
TORBAY Council has been criticised for attempting to charge £8,000 to replace a memorial bench in Brixham.
Jennie Warren said the bench was installed in Brixham in 2003 after her brother Peter died at the age of 40 and then a plaque for her parents Bill and Lucy was added, the BBC reported.
The bench was removed by Torbay Council when it was vandalised two-and-a-half years ago, athough the concrete foundation it was set on remains.
Ms Warren, 76, said she had now been told a replacement bench would cost her £8,000 an amount she branded "crazy" and it would have cost £12,000 if the bench was in Torquay.
The council said it offered a range of memorial bench options and its policy ensured a bench's "longevity and maintenance".
This story is from the July 02, 2025 edition of Herald Express.
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