自2024年10月以来,超过40个墓地碑板从纽卡斯尔的桑德盖特墓地被盗, 促使人们呼吁紧急更换计划. Over 40 gravesite plaques stolen from Newcastle's Sandgate Cemetery since October 2024, prompting calls for urgent replacement plans.

自2024年10月以来,纽卡斯尔的纪念碑被盗事件激增,超过40个墓碑标志被盗从桑德盖特墓地和其他从战争纪念碑和公共雕像,包括一个纪念前市长乔伊·卡明斯. Since October 2024, Newcastle has seen a surge in thefts of commemorative plaques, with over 40 gravesite markers stolen from Sandgate Cemetery and others taken from war memorials and public statues, including one honoring former mayor Joy Cummings. 据信盗贼将金属作为转售目标。 Thieves are believed to be targeting the metal for resale. 对此,地方议员Peter Gittins和Mark Brooker敦促该理事会迅速采取行动,要求就替换计划、资金和费用提出报告,警告说,将行动推迟到2027年是不可接受的。 In response, local councillors Peter Gittins and Mark Brooker are urging the council to act swiftly, demanding a report on replacement plans, funding, and costs, warning that delaying action until 2027 would be unacceptable. 聘用了一名兼职雇员来绘制剩余遗迹的地图,前John Reid大楼的新设计可以指导未来的更换工作。 A part-time employee has been hired to map remaining plaques, and a new design at the former John Reid building may guide future replacements.