A BARN and 1,000 tons of straw were destroyed in a suspected arson at a farm near Stow-on-the-Wold on Bonfire Night.

Police said the offenders entered the farmyard in the village of Maugersbury, via an unclassified road and set fire to straw inside the barn on Thursday, November 5 at 10:15pm. 

Both the barn and its contents were destroyed, causing thousands of pounds worth of damage.

A vehicle was seen driving off immediately before the fire and two people were seen watching the blaze from about a mile away.

Anyone with further information on the incident should call police on 101 quoting incident number 515 of November 5.