Thieves raid community gardening project

The group issued CCTV images of a suspect stealing a wheelbarrow filled with equipment

Thieves have targeted a community gardening project.

Lawnmowers and tools were stolen from a storage container used by the Grimsby in Bloom group, which cares for many of the town's green spaces.

Chairwoman Elaine Atkinson described the culprits as "mindless people" following the theft on Wednesday night.

"Why would you do something to a community group like ours when we worked so hard to involve the community in everything that we do?" she asked.

Ms Atkinson said townsfolk had rallied round with offers of help.

"A couple of people say they can donate us a new mower and other people have said, 'we've got some tools we can let you have'," she said.

"So it's rallied around the community, which has been absolutely brilliant."

The group reported the theft to the police and posted CCTV images of a suspect on its Facebook page.

One item stolen was a wheelbarrow in the shape of a Red Arrows jet.

Last year, the group's newly established community garden in West Marsh was badly damaged by vandals.

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