GLOUCESTERSHIRE Police is investigating a series of attacks on payment machines in public toilets in Bourton-on-the-Water and Moreton-in-Marsh.

The first attack took place between 6pm on Tuesday, July 9 and 7.15am on Wednesday, July 10 on three payment machines at the toilets on the High Street in Moreton-in-Marsh.

The machines were opened with force and it is thought that more than £60 was stolen.

Thieves attempted to break in to two further machines but were unable to gain access to them.

Between £5 and £10 was also stolen from the payment machine at the unisex toilets on Rissington Road in Bourton-on-the-Water last night.

Anybody with information is urged to contact Gloucestershire Police on 101, quoting incident number 50 of July 10.