Careless vandals descended on a Heaton Park cafe overnight on Sunday, leaving plants strewn across the floor, chairs and tables flipped over and rubbish from bins poured across the park. Their unique lakeside outdoor pods, which only opened last month, were hit in the attack.
The pods, which allow visitors to enjoy outdoor dining beside the lake, are complete with tables and chairs and plants. However, 'saddened' staff opened up on Monday morning to the scenes, which showed the pods had been vandalised throughout the night on Sunday (March 27).
Pictures shared to local Facebook group 'Friends of Heaton Park' sparked anger among local people who called on more security to be implemented at the park. Others reported seeing bins emptied with litter strewn across the beauty spot and swan boats left to float out into the lake.
