Yobs put a firework through the letter box of a Cumbrian home.

Police were called to the property on Holden Road, Salterbeck, Workington, at about 10pm yesterday.

A spokesman for the force said: "An unknown person has placed a firework banger inside the letter box, which has gone off causing damage to the door."

Officers would like to hear from anybody who may have witnessed the incident.

Anyone with information should call PC 2542 Hall on 101.

It is the first fireworks incident of the year.