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Apprentice winner's vintage cake van smashed by stone-throwing vandals

The Apprentice winner Alana Spencer has been left "gutted" after her cake van was damaged while parked up. The Ridiculously Rich on the Road coffee van was parked at the seaside when its windscreen was smashed.

The coffee van was parked outside the Ridiculously Rich cafe in Llandudno. It has been parked up since the town's Christmas event in November, reports NorthWalesLive.

But the 1966 Citroen H Van appears to have had stones thrown through its front window. It means the trailer will now be needing a new windscreen.

The 'queen of desserts' took to social media when she damaged the wheel of the van last year asking if anyone could help with the issue. Due to the van's age, Alana says she can struggle to find replacements for the motor.

This weekend images of the damaged 1966 van appeared on social media in a post which read "If anyone knows the owners of this windows been smashed", Alana responded to the image gutted and in disbelief. She said: "Hello all, it’s my van. Honestly so upset! We can’t get it until next week.

A new wheel for the van arrived days after the van window was smashed and due to be picked up (Aaran Lennox)

"Been waiting on a part for the tyre that broke and that just arrived. Now we need to fix this. Thank you to all the kind people who have been in touch. As if business isn’t tough enough at the moment. I really hope they catch who did it because it’s just not ok!!"

Upon purchasing the van in 2021, Alana told how she had set her heart on having one when she was 17-years-old and used to go to food festivals with her trestle table and some apple crates to display her cakes on. She always used to look at the people with the "pimp vans" and think "one day Rodney, one day".

It is unsure if the damage to the van has been reported to North Wales Police but it is understood that the CCTV in the area doesn't cover the specific point on where the van was located. On Sunday, a local resident and fan of Ridiculously Rich attended the van to cover up the holes to ensure no further damage can be caused. North Wales Police have been approached for a comment.

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