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Radio Leeds,2 mins

'Stone thieves are stealing our street's history'

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The Âé¶¹Éç’s Alex Moss spoke to Ossett residents who say ‘hundreds of years of history are disappearing before their eyes’. West Wells Road in Ossett, which once carried the iron-rimmed wheels of medieval carts, is part of the town's original road network. But over several months, criminals have stripped the pavement bit by bit, leaving behind "huge, unsightly craters" - before profiting from the high prices the distinctive textured flags can fetch.

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