BARNSLEY Council has ruled out replacing play equipment which was ruined when yobs set it alight.
The incident, at Dell Park, happened in May but calls from the Brierley, Grimethorpe and Shafton Crime and Safety Group for new apparatus to be installed - as well as CCTV to protect it - have fallen on deaf ears.
Anne Hirst, from the group, said: “Play areas should not be dangerous places but this one is because nobody takes responsibility for it. It’d be great if we could reinstall the equipment for kids to use and, if CCTV was in place, I think it’d put off bad behaviour.”
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