Rural crime officers are investigating the theft of a tractor and a rotavator from a business near Sturminster Marshall.

The blue New Holland Compact tractor, with the registration HF12 HPN, was stolen between 5pm on Thursday 2 December and 8am on Friday 3 December. It was stolen with an orange Howard rotavator on it.

Police Constable Sebastian Haggett, of Dorset Police’s Rural Crime Team, said: “We are carrying out a full investigation and I would appeal to anyone with information that might assist our enquiries, including anyone who has captured anything of relevance on CCTV or dashcam footage, to please come forward.”

Farmers and rural business owners can arrange a crime prevention visit with the Rural Crime Team by emailing ruralcrimeteam@dorset.pnn.police.uk.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk, via email 101@dorset.pnn.police.uk or by calling 101 quoting occurrence number 55210194323. Alternatively, to stay 100 per cent anonymous, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers online at Crimestoppers-uk.org or call Freephone 0800 555 111.