Thieves steal £1,500 from hospice shop's safe
The furniture shop is located on an industrial estate in Radcliffe
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A hospice's furniture shop has been left to pick up the pieces after thieves stole £1,500 by ripping out its safe from the wall.
Greater Manchester Police said Bury Hospice's shop on Dale Street Industrial Estate in Radcliffe, was broken into on Sunday night.
The hospice's director of income generation Lara Partridge said they would now need to consider security which would "divert money from patient care".
Ms Patridge told BBC Radio Manchester: "Most of our shops are run by volunteers - it is heartbreaking that people give so much for that money and then it is taken away so easily."
She added: "We shouldn't have to spend extra on security but it looks like we'll have to.
"It does divert money from patient care. But we have to keep people safe."
The hospice has eight shops across Bury.
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