OWNERS of vans in and around Ledbury have been urged to check their security after a spate of break-ins.

A van parked on a driveway at Little Marcle Road was entered between 5pm on Thursday, December 31, and 10am on Sunday, J

January 3. A door lock was damaged but nothing was stolen.

Between 4pm on Sunday, January 3, and 9am the next day, a van at Chestnut Close was broken into. Again, a lock was damaged, but nothing stolen.

And the same night between 11.45pm and 7am, a van parked outside a property in Bridge Street was targeted, but again, nothing was stolen.

Anyone with information is urged to call 101 citing incident numbers 0203s/040616 (Little Marcle Road), 0115s/040116 (Chestnut Close) or 0069s/040116 (Bridge Street).