The Sunday Times

Robbers strike lightning conductors for rare metal

Organised gangs have struck old lightning conductors in search of copper plates that they believe turn into a valuable metal over the years, the Sunday times learns, although many officials say there ...
The Northern Echo

Church put at risk as thieves steal lightning conductors

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Daily Record

Thieves target church’s copper lightning conductor

A BLANTYRE church has become the latest in Lanarkshire to fall foul of a booming black market trade in stolen metals. Part of Livingstone Memorial Church’s lightning conductor was nicked by vandals ...
The Northern Echo

Church put at risk as thieves steal lightning conductors

thieves have put a 134-year-old church at risk by ripping out its copper lightning conductors. If St Laurence's Church, in Middleton St George, was to be struck by lightning in a storm, the results ...