A lawnmower and two strimmers have been stolen from allotments in Thornbury.

Thieves broke the lock on the gates of Filnore Allotments, Vilner Lane, and forced entry to a container overnight from Wednesday, January 9 to Thursday, January 10.

A Mountfield HP185 petrol lawnmower, Husqvarna 129RJ strimmer and a Tanaka TBC 2405 strimmer and fuel were taken.

Anyone who is offered this equipment for sale in suspicious circumstances, or who has any other information which could help police enquiries into the theft is asked to get in touch through avonandsomerset.police.uk/contact, or by calling 101 quoting reference 5219006459.

Police encourage anyone who witnesses suspicious behaviour around the allotments to report it immediately. If a crime's underway, ring 999, otherwise call 101.

The town's other allotments at the top of Thornbury High Street recently suffered a string of arson attacks.