Bronze memorial to miners stolen

Nov 19 2009

A memorial statue to the victims of Scotland's worst mining disaster has been stolen.

The life-size bronze sculpture of a miner was taken from Auchengeich Memorial Garden in Moodiesburn, North Lanarkshire, overnight.

It was unveiled in September by First Minister Alex Salmond to mark the 50th anniversary of the Auchengeich Colliery Disaster in which 47 men died.