SPORTS clubs across Devon and Cornwall are being urged to be vigilant following two recent break-ins which saw high-value machinery stolen.

Between 5pm on Friday, December 12 and 9am on Saturday, December 13, entry was forced to a storage area at Ogwell Football Club and an orange 2024 Kubota ride-on lawn mower and trailer worth £30,000 was stolen.

Then, between 9.20pm and 10am on Saturday, December 13, a lock-up at Bude Town Football Club was accessed and a tractor taken.

The New Holland Boomer 25 Compact tractor, valued at £16,500, has a serial number of LSMB25CRALLA10113 and the registration number is WJ70 UPB.

PC Neil Sommerfeld said: “These burglaries are the latest in a series of break-ins targeting sports clubs.

“We are asking clubs to ensure storage areas are secured and monitored.”

Anybody with footage or information is asked to telephone 101 or get in touch online quoting reference 50250318380 for Ogwell or 50250320306 for Bude.