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Santa rescued from Glasgow's iconic Wellington statue Santa fined for climbing 'cone-top' Wellington statue in Glasgow
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A man dressed in a Santa suit has been taken away in a police van after fire crews had to help him down from Glasgow's iconic Wellington statue. A man dressed in a Santa suit has been fined for climbing up Glasgow's cone-topped Wellington statue.
The Santa climbed on top of the famous traffic cone-topped statue in Royal Exchange Square. Police said the 51-year-old had been given a fixed-penalty ticket following the stunt at the iconic statue in Royal Exchange Square.
He remained there, waving to passers-by, until fire crews arrived with a ladder and took him down. He scaled the statue and waved to passers-by, until fire crews arrived with a ladder and took him down.
The Santa was last seen entering a police van as the gathered crowd shouted: "Free Santa".The Santa was last seen entering a police van as the gathered crowd shouted: "Free Santa".
A police spokeswoman was keen to stress the man who was fined was not the real Santa. However, the man was not named by police.
Times journalist Mike Wade was at the scene and tweeted a series of pictures.Times journalist Mike Wade was at the scene and tweeted a series of pictures.