23-02-2015 17:28 via nottinghampost.com

JonPritchard commented Cable snaps as workmen begin to dismantle Nottingham Wheel

A section of the Nottingham Wheel was left swinging as it was being taken down when a cable snapped.The metal piece, which was being held up by two cables, lurched to one side and banged against the main structure to the wheel after one of the cables broke.Nick Vass, planning manager at Mellor's Amusements, which run the Nottingham Wheel, said: "A section of the wheel was being lowered when one of the supporting cables unexpectedly failed. This caused the section being lowered to lurch
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