Christmas is back on at a care home after its festive lights were cut down less than 24 hours after they were put up.

Employees, residents, and families of Blyford Residential Home in Blyford Road, Lowestoft, decorated the outside and inside of the home ahead of the festive period on November 25. 

But by the following morning, some of the outdoor lights on the hedges were found cut into "five or six pieces".

Then two days later, its icicle lights had also been vandalised.

But the festive spirit is back after East Suffolk councillors George King and Graham Parker bought and set up a new set of Christmas lights for the care home. 

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Mr King said: "Graham and I were really disappointed to hear last week that Blyford Residential Home's Christmas decorations were vandalised, with their lights found cut into pieces on the floor.

"The care home had said unfortunately they could not afford to buy a new set of decorations. 

"We decided to take the initiative and buy them a new set of lights, and set them up again on Monday morning.

"Thanks to Adam from the maintenance team at Blyford Residential Home for helping us get them up so the residents have their festive lights back."

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Marc Scott, manager of Blyford Residential Home, said: "We were over the moon when we got the phone call.

"It looks so lovely again - a positive outcome to it."

Mr Scott also said the residents felt the same, adding: "They felt like their voices were heard."

The first set of lights were funded by fundraising throughout the year, so when they got vandalised, Mr Scott said: "We cannot justify replacing these due to the risk of them being damaged again".