THE callous theft of a generator loaned to Hale Carnival at the weekend has denied local charities more than £1,000 in donations.

After a power issue involving an ice cream stall, the vice-chairman of the carnival committee, Mark Roberts, came to the rescue on Saturday with his own personal Honda EU20i generator.

Otherwise the carnival was a tremendous success and attracted hundreds of families to enjoy the festivities in bright sunshine.

For full story and pictures from the carnival. see this week's Herald.