SEVERAL items of garden machinery have been taken by thieves after garden sheds were targeted.

A number of thefts have been reported to police, and anyone with information should contact police on 101.

One shed, in Callow, was broken into in the early hours of Monday morning.

A Stihl chainsaw, a hedge trimmer and a leaf blower were taken.

Another Stihl chainsaw was stolen in Much Birch, with West Mercia Police saying it happened sometime between Wednesday, September 5 and Thursday, September 12.

In Pembridge, thieves entered a tack room in Pembridge, near Leominster, last Wednesday or Thursday and stole a bridle.

Several items were also taken from a shed in the Golden Valley, including a Stihl strimmer, a hedge trimmer and chainsaw.

Police said the theft took place in Whitfield in the early afternoon of last Thursday (September 12).

Residents are being reminded by officers to lock shed doors and windows, and to consider buying an alarm.

An extra layer of protection can be added to shed windows with laminate sheets of film or internal metal grills.