Police are appealing for information after vandals set fire to a mattress in Brakeside Gardens in Whitehaven.

It happened at around 10:30am on Wednesday April 24.

As a result of the fire - which police are treating as an arson offence - a garden fence was damaged.

If anyone has any information or witnessed the incident please contact PC 2716 Slaughter on 101 quoting log 67 of April 24, 2019.

Alternatively call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.