Village phone lines cut off by vandals

More than 800 phone lines were cut off at a village in the Borders after cabling was damaged by vandals.

Police said the “mindless attack” happened between midnight and 2am on Wednesday in Tweedbank after a manhole cover was tampered with near Galafoot bridge.

They added that more than 800 telephone and broadband lines in the village were cut off as a result of the damage.

Inspector Tony Hodges said: “This is a mindless attack on the community, leaving many people without essential phone lines and internet services.”

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