THREE businesses in Cirencester town centre were raided by thieves overnight, while attempts to break into a fourth were unsuccessful.

Clarke and Salter, Ava and Iva and Café Mosaic in The Woolmarket were all broken into, though it is not yet known what exactly was taken.

The front door window of jewellers Walter Bull and Son on Market Place was struck but the glass did not shatter and no entry was gained.

Forensics officers are currently in the Woolmarket with the traders unable to open.