CHILDREN playing with matches are suspected of starting a fire which damaged a caravan.

A burning seat cover was pulled clear of the mobile home, parked at the rear of Sterling Grove in Whitefield, before the flames had chance to take hold.

Firefighters from Whitefield were called to deal with the Friday night (March 23) blaze which left the caravan heavily smoke-logged.

And an electrical fault was to blame for starting a blaze which destroyed an illuminated advertising sign outside the Richard Cort Rover dealership in Manchester Road, Bury, on Saturday morning (March 24).