POLICE want to speak to a group of children after a barn was set alight near Purton.

As reported in yesterday's Adver, it happened on Monday between 4pm and 5.30pm along Restrop Road in Purton.

The barn was set on fire causing around £5,000 worth of damage.

The barn contained farm machinery and 20 tonnes of baled hay.

Now police are eager to speak to four children who might have been playing in fields at the back of Reid's Piece.

Anyone with information should contact Acting Sgt Steve Harvey on 0845 408 7000.