VILLAGERS are hoping their new millennium bench will be around longer than the last one.
Residents of Middleton St George were furious when the bench they had saved up for was stolen just days after being delivered in April.
The bench, which was taken from a play area in the centre of the village, was never recovered.
It has led to the village having to spend a further £500 on a new bench.
Colin Walker, clerk to Middleton St George Parish Council, said the new bench will be set in concrete to ensure it does not attract the attention of thieves again
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