Families dragged from cemetery and headstone tributes removed in 'horrendous' dispute
dailystar.co.ukChristmas.There were clashes between mourners and police at a Stockport cemetery where people said they were outraged at being made to remove small gardens and personal objects.There was a big police presence at Mill Lane Cemetery on Wednesday morning, as people defended their right to leave tributes for their loved ones with well provided gardens, the Mirror reports.
But Stockport Council bosses said they are asking the owners to follow a policy they signed up to — and the vast majority of grieving families stick to it already.Cllr Sheila Bailey said that "it is clear that there is an overwhelming desire that Mill Lane Cemetery must continue to be a lawned cemetery as it was originally designed to be."Bereaved families blasted the decision.
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