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| Village adopts red telephone box | Village adopts red telephone box |
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| A village has "adopted" its red telephone box to try to save it from being scrapped. | A village has "adopted" its red telephone box to try to save it from being scrapped. |
| The parish council in Lighthorne, Warwickshire, is the first in the country to take over ownership of a telephone box from British Telecom. | The parish council in Lighthorne, Warwickshire, is the first in the country to take over ownership of a telephone box from British Telecom. |
| BT devised the scheme in response to requests from councils and people who wanted to keep their red call boxes. | BT devised the scheme in response to requests from councils and people who wanted to keep their red call boxes. |
| Josette Tait, of Lighthorne Parish Council, said the telephone box, which is no longer in use, was a focal point. | Josette Tait, of Lighthorne Parish Council, said the telephone box, which is no longer in use, was a focal point. |
| BT said it had received more than 300 applications from councils across the UK to adopt their telephone boxes. | BT said it had received more than 300 applications from councils across the UK to adopt their telephone boxes. |
| The scheme is devised to allow hundreds of unprofitable call boxes, which had been earmarked for removal, to be saved. | |
| Corley, near Coventry, has become the first community to sponsor a payphone. | Corley, near Coventry, has become the first community to sponsor a payphone. |
| The parish council will pay £500 per year to help maintain the box and a working telephone service. | The parish council will pay £500 per year to help maintain the box and a working telephone service. |