AN elderly veteran has thanked the ‘good guys in the world’ for donating him a new mobility scooter after his was stolen for a third time.

Former Royal Marine George Marsden, 88, had his scooter, which he describes as a ‘lifeline’, stolen from outside his house in Pheasantford Green, Burnley last week.

After being contacted by the Lancashire Telegraph, Burnley North East County Cllr Terry Burns, who is also chairman of the Furniture for Education Worldwide, got involved to help the pensioner.

The charity contacted Jay-Care Stairlift & Mobility, who donated a scooter..

The 88-year-old said: “I cannot thank everyone enough who has helped me get a replacement.

“I don’t know why people couldn’t just leave it.

“Some people have no respect these days.

“It’s good to see that there are still some good guys out there, it’s fantastic.”

Mr Marsden’s scooter was later discovered last week dumped in a nearby river and damaged beyond repair.

Jay-Care also helped Mr Marsden previously by replacing his scooter after the first time it was stolen.

Paul Anderson, owner at the Keirby Walk store, said: “He’s just an old chap who needs some help.

“The thing is he is just housebound without a mobility scooter. This is a lifeline for him.

“At the end of the day we can afford to help him and it is the right thing to do to give something back to the customers.”

Furniture for Education Worldwide are also helping the pensioner by paying off the £300 Mr Marsden owed from his previous scooter, which cost £600.

Mr Marsden said the company are also providing insurance for his new scooter to protect him if the incident happens again.

He had his first had a scooter stolen in January 2015 and following an appeal a replacement was donated to him.

That was also stolen and Mr Marsden bought a replacement around six months ago.