Contractor tasked to Newtownabbey park following vandalism
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Damage, which was caused to a bin in the Sir James Craig Play Park, was reported to Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council on Wednesday (November 30).
Responding to this newspaper yesterday (Thursday, December 1), a spokesperson for the local authority said: “Repairs are estimated to cost around £100-£125.
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"No other damage was reported.”
Condemning the incident at the facility, formerly known as the Rathcoole People’s Park, Macedon Ulster Unionist Party Councillor Robert Foster said: “This is just wanton destruction in Sir James Craig Park.
“What pleasure anyone gets from wrecking a bin is beyond me.
“This costs money to fix that should be spent elsewhere.”
Police launched an appeal for information in June of this year following anti-social behaviour at the venue.