WARWICKSHIRE Police is investigating the attempted theft of a cash machine from a supermarket in Bidford.

Officers were called to Budgens in Salford Road, just after 2am on Thursday, October 27 after an alarm was activated.

They arrived to find that a cash machine was partially removed, leaving a hole in the wall.

At this stage it is not known if anything has been stolen.

A JCB was found at the scene along with another vehicle, which is believed to have been reported stolen from the Pershore area.

Local searches have been carried out in the Bidford area and CCTV footage is being reviewed.

Officers investigating the incident would like to hear from anyone who was in Salford Road at about 2am or has any information which would help them with their enquiries.

Detective Sergeant Gavin Lambert said: "This was an unsuccessful attempt to steal a cash machine from the store and, whilst we do not know at this stage whether anything else has been stolen, a lot of damage has been caused.

"Local people may have been disturbed by the noise or wondered why a JCB was travelling along Salford Road in the early hours of the morning, and we would like to hear from them in case they have any useful information."

Anyone with information is asked to call Warwickshire Police on 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111 quoting incident 23 of 27 October.