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National Eisteddfod: Safes containing £6k cash stolen | |
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Two safes containing around £6,000 have been stolen from the visitor centre at the National Eisteddfod in Llanelli. | Two safes containing around £6,000 have been stolen from the visitor centre at the National Eisteddfod in Llanelli. |
Police were called after the burglary was discovered on Tuesday morning and have been examining areas of the maes. | |
Eisteddfod officials said the cash taken was to be used as the float - to provide change - at the centre. | |
Monday's takings had been safely taken away by security guards, they said. Up to 150,000 visitors are expected at the Welsh-language cultural festival. | |
Dyfed-Powys Police are appealing for witnesses to the burglary, which was discovered on Tuesday morning. | |
The police force said: "Police are investigating a burglary which occurred sometime overnight on the eisteddfod site in Llanelli." |