THE multi-storey car park in a Cheshire town has now re-opened after being closed for emergency repairs following an attack by vandals.

Cheshire East Council was forced to keep the Crewe town centre car park closed yesterday (Monday) after the exit shutters were vandalised over the weekend by yobs.

The damage has now been repaired and it is fully open today.

The £11m car park is currently only open from Monday to Saturday because the cash-strapped council can’t afford to operate it seven days a week.

The 390-space multi-storey, which opened at the end of July, is currently bringing in just £75 a day in parking charges.

That isn’t profit because the council has not yet revealed how much it costs to run it.

Cheshire East said that, in its first two months of opening, just 3,235 vehicles used the multi-storey, which is more expensive than other town centre car parks during the day.

Around £3,600 was raised in parking charges during those first two months.