SO the thieves were shamed into getting the £3,000 of stolen Lego back to poorly young lad Brandon Hall.
But even before they had decided to return the vital building blocks to the seven-year-old, kind-hearted readers of the Telegraph had jumped up to help, bringing box after box of Lego into the office.
The company which manufactures the play equipment also heard of the story and they too acted quickly, with a bumper donation.
None of this would have happened if it were not for this family contacting our reporting team here at the Grimsby Telegraph to let us know about the theft.
This represents the true power of the regional press within our communities – and such stories are repeated right across the country.
Communities need glue with which to bond and a local paper, be it here or elsewhere, provides that.
It is vital, that in the current challenging economic climate, that people across the UK realise just how important a local newspaper is to the community it serves.
