A £10,000 tractor has been taken from a football club.

Witnesses are being sought after the blue tractor was stolen from Oakwood football club in Otham, Maidstone.

The tractor, which is made by New Holland and is a model TC 40 D, was used to mow the football pitch and was taken sometime between the evening of Sunday, September 16 and the morning of Tuesday, September 18.

The offenders broke into the container where the tractor was being stored. A trailer and mower were also taken at the same time and later recovered by police in Kingswood.

Anyone who may have seen the tractor on the roads or have any further information, should contact Det Sgt Cox at Maidstone Police on 01622 604225 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 – this call is free and confidential.