Old Market Square fountains unlikely to be repaired for summer

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The city council says financial constraints mean it could still be years before they are fixed

The council has committed to fixing it, but said it would be expensive.Council leader David Mellen told the BBC: "It's in our manifesto to repair and relaunch the fountains but the reality is that the water and the electricity involved are far too close together.He added it could take most of the next four years, when the next local elections are likely to be held, to identify the resources needed.

"I want to restore them but I don't want to do that based on foolish use of money that we haven't got," he said.Follow BBC East Midlands on

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