Cathedral in leafy English town installs security cameras amid fear of attack

A cathedral in a leafy British town in Surrey has been forced to install security cameras amid fears of attacks. Guildford Cathedral has secured planning approval to install 16 new CCTV cameras across its Grade II listed premises, with funding provided through the Home Office's Places of Worship Protective Security Scheme.The scheme exists to safeguard religious sites from violent attacks.Guildford Borough Council granted the green light for the surveillance equipment to be positioned both internally and externally throughout the main building. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Planning documents submitted to the local authority stated that the heightened terrorism threat level in the UK made expanding camera coverage necessary to help...

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