Graffiti has been spotted on Peel Tower today, Saturday, November 4, reading 'Free Palestine' and 'Abolish the Police'. Peel Tower was built in 1852 to mark the life of Bury's Sir Robert Peel, founder of the police force and British Prime Minister from 1841 to 1846. Standing 128ft high on Holcombe Hill, the tower is one of the most recognisable landmarks in the borough. Posting on X, formerly twitter, Cllr Gareth Staples-Jones of Ramsbottom said: "Graffiti on the Sir Robert Peel memorial tower on Holcombe Hill has been reported to our operations team at the council and they’ve been up this morning trying to remove it. The vandalism comes following conflict between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas which started at the beginning of October.

Source: The Times November 04, 2023 18:09 UTC