Police are investigating a spate of shed burglaries in West Cumbria in which garden machinery was stolen.

Thieves struck in the Egremont area in the early hours of yesterday.

A petrol mower and a Flymo leaf blower were stolen.

Anyone with information is asked to email 101Emails@cumbria.police.uk or call police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, quoting incident 136 of April 2.