'Jobs at risk' after Rotherham firm's excators wrecked

A DEMOLITION firm is appealing for help to catch arsonists who caused £30,000-worth of damage to two excavators.

TK Lynskey Excavations say the attack at the site of the derelict Rotherham International Centre, on Simmonite Road, Kimberworth Park, has put jobs at risk.

Vandals are believed to have set light to one digger with a firework and smashed the cab of the other.

A company spokesman said both vehicles were left disabled and jobs had been put at risk.

“It’s not just the money — it’s the job security of local people at risk. These machines are now unusable, so what are we meant to do with the drivers?” he said.

The disused community centre — which was boarded up two years ago — was hit twice by arsonists this April.

Residents called on Rotherham Borough Council to repair the building or tear it down before youths seen playing inside it were hurt.

Police are investigating the incident, which took place on November 4.

Anyone with information is urged to contact them call 101, quoting incident number 153 of November 5, 2012. Alternatively, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.