A MANITOU vehicle was used in an attempted ram raid on a cash machine at Tesco in Tetbury in the early hours of this morning.

The incident happened at around 4am on Priory Industrial Estate.

The vehicle was used to force entry to the premises and although the attempt was unsuccessful and the cash point was not stolen, structural damage was caused to the building.

The offenders are believed to have made off in two other vehicles from the scene and enquiries are ongoing to trace them.

Anyone with information is urged to call police on 101 quoting incident 32 of November 30.