Police are appealing for information following an attempted burglary in Needham Market in the early hours of this morning.

At about 3.30am a JCB was driven into the cashpoint in the wall of the Barclays bank in Barretts Lane.

The suspect, described as a white man wearing a baseball cap, then left the area in the vehicle, driving along Barretts Lane. The JCB was later recovered abandoned in a field.

Anyone who saw the incident or who may have any information is asked to contact Suffolk Police on 101, or call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111