POLICE are appealing for witness after a JCB digger was set alight in a Bristol field.

The digger was damaged after some form of accelerant was poured into the cabin and set on fire.

The fire, which happened in a field adjacent to Stoke Lane near to the junction with Frenchay Park Road, was started sometime between 9.30pm and 10pm on September 17.

Anyone who may have witnessed the incident, or who has any information, is asked to call 101 quoting 103149/15.