SQUATTERS from the York Peace Collective claimed they were highlighting the neglect of a fine building when they took over the Bonding Warehouse.

A week later, an estimated £10,000 has been done in damage and the building is in even more of an unholy mess. So that's really helped sort matters out, hasn't it?

Members of the collective say other gatecrashers caused the damage - but if the warehouse hadn't been broken into in the first place, none of this would have happened.

Updated: 11:19 Friday, August 20, 2004