Rude protest over cemetery row

A Shrewsbury graveyard at the centre of a row about tributes being left by graves has been branded with a clear message to council bosses.

Visitors to the Chaffinch area of Emstrey Crematorium were left upset today after spotting the 3ft high, 12ft long message “Mean Buggers” branded on a verge bank with what appears to be weed killer.

Previously, Shrewsbury and Atcham borough councillors received letters and calls of complaint from dozens of people whose relatives have been laid to rest in Emstrey Crematorium after they were told to remove flowers and ornaments.

The message, believed to have been put there yesterday or this morning, is thought to have been aimed at council officials.


Read the full story in today’s Shropshire Star