ALCESTER police are linking two thefts of hundreds of pounds-worth of gardening equipment.

In the latest theft, a £200 petrol strimmer was taken from the trailer of a van parked at Billsley Manor Hotel between 11am and 2.30pm on Thursday.

And between 9.15pm and 9.30pm on Saturday, August 3, a red MDT ride-on mower was stolen from a Nissan Cabstar in Studley.

The Nissan was parked at the Jubilee Inn, in Bromsgrove Road.

Anyone with information should call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.