BARNSLEY town centre’s striking ‘Yorkshire Roses’ will use an estimated £38,000 of electric per year.

A full price breakdown of the new additions, on County Way, has been revealed in a Freedom of Information document.

Three sculptures – one of which is 15 metres tall and two of which are 12 metres – cost a total of £1.891m to create.

More than £530,000 was spent on their inbuilt lighting and audio, as well as £216,000 on galvanisation and paint.

Insurance costs £30,000 per year.