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Keiran Fleming

Handmade Glasgow postbox topper 'stolen' as west end residents outraged

Many west end residents have been left angered after a much loved postbox topper disappeared.

The knitted couple first appeared outside the Thornwood post office last autumn. The pair recently got engaged last month and were looking forward to a wedding this year.

Creator, Eileen McBride, was also looking forward to creating a baby for the budding family next summer.

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However, she was disappointed to find that her hard work had been snatched away.

She posted on Facebook: "To the person who removed the postbox topper from outside Thornwood PO - I would like to say that I hope taking or destroying it has made you happy.

"I am not being sarcastic; I really mean it. To steal or damage something pleasant and harmless, which is of no monetary value, and which quite a few people have said they enjoyed seeing, you must be a very unhappy person.

"If taking this has made you feel better, I am glad it was there for you."

Residents were left upset when they read Eileen's post and realised the knitted figures were gone.

One wrote: "Sorry to see this - I love seeing them when I’m out and about."

Another agreed: "Lowest of low to do something like that."

Eileen told Glasgow Live : "It isn't unusual for toppers to be destroyed or taken. Thornwood has mostly been kind to mine but one or two have gone."

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