Whimple was stunned by three separate incidents of mindless criminal damage against cars parked in Slewton Crescent on Wednesday night this week.

One new Peugeot was keyed, while another recently purchased Alpha Romeo had its front badge ripped off and stolen. Even old bangers were not immune - a rusting Clio was robbed of its Renault badge.

Owner of the Clio, Chloe Keller, said "They got mine too. I‘m so glad that I don‘t have a decent car. You don‘t expect this sort of thing in Whimple".

All of the cars were parked on the roadside between 29 and 39 Slewton Crescent. It is thought that they were attacked very late on the Wednesday evening or in the early hours of Thursday morning.

In the last few months there have only been a handful of reported Crimes in the village. In December one crime was reported involving criminal damage to a car parked near Slewton Crescent.