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£71k paid out to replace WM drain covers
Express & Star 21 Jun 10
Taxpayers have forked out more than £71,000 to replace drain covers stolen across the West Midlands so far this year, new figures show.
Thieves sell the covers – which cost councils up to £500 each – on as scrap metal to unscrupulous dealers. In Sandwell, around 50 drain covers have been stolen from roads across the borough, costing up to £25,000. In Walsall, 18 drain covers have been stolen, costing £9,000…