A GARDEN shed was broken into with two bicycles stolen in Bacup last night.

Police received a call from the resident of the Todmorden Road home that the high value bicycles were taken from at around 12.20am.

The victim was alerted by an alarm attached to the shed sounding and found that the locked door had been forced open with the two bicycles missing.

One is a black carbon fibre Ribble R872 road bicycle worth £1,200 and the other is an orange Cube Acid mountain bicycle worth £800.

Anyone with any information can contact police by calling 101 quoting investigation number 04/32001/21 or by emailing 8165@lancashire.pnn.police.uk.

Residents can also call the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800555111.