A RENEWED call for CCTV in Dunfermline's Pittencrieff Park has been made after vandals daubed graffiti on the Andrew Carnegie statue.

One West Fifer contacted the Press to express her disgust after seeing the defaced statue during a visit to the Glen over the Easter weekend.

"It saddened me and I know it will have the many others who enjoyed our wonderful Pittencrieff Park during the Easter weekend to see this graffiti on Andrew Carnegie's statue," she said. "What kind of mindset does the person have who does this?

"There needs to be CCTV cameras in this area to catch the culprits."

Fife Council's Safer Communities Manager, Kirstie Freeman, said they hoped to clean up the statue as soon as they can.

“Graffiti is a serious crime that impacts all members of the community and the removal of graffiti is costly to the council," she said. "We aim to clean graffiti as soon as possible after it is reported to us, particularly if it is offensive.

“We rely on the public coming forward and reporting graffiti. You can do this online at www.fife.gov.uk or phone 03451 55 00 22.”