A ‘disturbing’ vandalism spree between Uppermill and Delph has left neighbours with ‘thousands of pounds worth of damage’. Saddleworth councillors are urging residents to report any damage to private and community property to police. Reports have surfaced of smashed up cars, greenhouses in allotments destroyed and walls toppled at community sites from Monday (April 1), with police due to visit some of the sites on Thursday, according to residents.
Yvonne Barker, who works at Newbank garden centre in Dobcross and has an allotment in Delph, both of which were targeted by the unidentified group, described the vandalism as “devastating”. She said: “They’ve made a right mess. They destroyed everything they could in the car park here. On the way along the river, they smashed cars on people’s drives, dented bonnets and broke into a chicken pen