GWENT Police are investigating a spate of burglaries across the area during the weekend.

Among the items stolen were a VW Polo which was taken during a daytime burglary which took place between 4-8pm on Saturday in Raglan, a 7ft tall grandfather clock which was taken from Llanhennock and 4x4s taken from Llanarth cricket club,

“Please be aware of your security, take extra precautions when leaving your dwellings, use alarms or cameras when leaving and asleep. Trail cameras cost as little as £30 which will take pictures and videos of any suspicious activity, day and night,”

If you see any suspicious vehicles in your area, please feel free to call 101 - it’s better to be safe than sorry,” said a police spokesman.