A CUSTOM bike built by a 14-year-old boy has been stolen.

The bike (pictured) was taken on Tuesday between 6.45pm and 7pm on Durham Close outside Warren Hill Primary School in Cheltenham.

The owner has spent a year custom building the bike. As well as sentimental value, it is worth around £1,300.

The offender, a boy in his teens or early twenties, broke the lock on the bike and made off with it towards Shurdington Road.

He is described as white, of a slim build, with short brown hair and wearing a black top and blue shorts.

Anyone who has seen the bike or has other information should call police on 101 quoting incident 426 of 16 August.