Lampposts are stolen from Blaenavon High Level

POLICE are hunting thieves who used an angle grinder to cut down and steal three Victorian-style station lamp posts from Blaenavon High Level station on the Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway.

The theft took place between 4pm on Sunday, February 6, and 10am on Tuesday, February 8, with the thieves forcing entry to adjacent land to gain access. It is believed that several people and a van or flatbed lorry were involved in the theft due to the weight of the posts, which were installed in 2020.

The line’s head of stations, Huw Morgan, said: “We try to make things better for our passengers and the community and then someone goes and does something like this – all just to make their own homes and gardens look nicer, or to make quick money off the back of our volunteers’ efforts. I’m absolutely gutted.”

Anyone with information, like CCTV or dash cam footage, should call police on 101, quoting reference 2200044977, or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.