New Boer War memorial installed

The statue was due to be officially unveiled on Sunday

A Warwickshire town's Boer War memorial which was stolen from its plinth two years ago has been replaced.

The 5ft (1.5m) bronze statue of a soldier was taken from Nuneaton's Riversley Park on 14 November 2006, two days after a Remembrance Day service.

It depicted an infantryman wearing a British Army uniform worn in the Boer War between 1899 and 1902.

The replica was unveiled in the gardens in front of the town's museum, close to the main war memorial.

A spokesman for Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council said the replacement of "Old Bill", as the bronze statue is known, was made possible by the generosity of countless individuals and community groups.

It was put in place on Thursday and is due to be officially unveiled on Sunday.