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# Council report claims metal thieves could be behind mystery of missing Burntwood bus stop
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/council-report-claims-metal-thieves-could-be-behind-mystery-of-missing-burntwood-bus-stop/
- Published: 2020-06-25T08:58:10.000Z
- Updated: 2020-06-25T08:58:33.000Z
- Description: A bus stop in Burntwood could be being deliberately damaged to allow scrap metal to be taken from it, a council report has claimed.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:14, News

A bus stop in Burntwood could be being deliberately damaged to allow scrap metal to be taken from it, a council report has claimed.

The facility opposite Aldi on Milestone Way was damaged at the end of May and subsequently removed.

But a report to Burntwood Town Council says who took it away is a mystery.

> “So far, no evidence of the incident has been found.  
>  
> “Staffordshire County Council, Lichfield District Council and the police have all been contacted, but none of them know how the shelter was damaged or where it has been removed too.  
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> “Strangely, the incident is an exact replica of an earlier one in September 2017 where again the shelter was damaged and then take away.  
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> “The person responsible for the damage and removal of the shelter we’re never identified.”  
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> Report to Burntwood Town Council

Councillors will debate whether or not to replace the shelter – a move which could cost up to £5,500.

Three options are on the table:

- A like-for-like replacement costing £3,834
- A timber replacement costing £5,495
- Not replacing the shelter at all

> “It is quite a coincident that the shelter is damaged and removed in the same way twice – it is possible that it was damaged so that metal could be taken away.  
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> “The possibility remains that a metal replacement shelter could be equally at risk.  
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> “A timber shelter is also at risk of damage, as a previous one on the site experienced some vandalism.  
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> “The council also has the option of not replacing the shelter. Such a decision could be seen as contrary to the council’s ambitions to improve bus services in the town.  
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> “It is well-used by schoolchildren and people travelling to work, so a decision not to replace it might not be popular with the public.”  
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> Report to Burntwood Town Council

The cost of a new shelter would come from the insurance claim made against the removed one, with the additional price of a timber one coming from council reserves.

A decision will be made at Burntwood Town Council’s meeting this evening (25th June).