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Greater Manchester Police say they have launched an investigation after a fire was started near a war memorial on Bonfire Night (November 5).

Officers were called to Marple Memorial Park at around 9:50pm yesterday evening 'following reports of a group of males near to the Cenotaph'.

A fire had been started in a bin and wooden pallets had been set alight, close to the cenotaph. Images shared by the force show a sizeable blaze roaring just metres from the granite cenotaph, which is Grade II listed.

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Police were on the scene 'within minutes' and the fire was extinguished by Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue service.

Police Sergeant Rachel Walton, of our Stockport East Neighbourhood Policing Team, said in a

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