THIEVES have stolen a mini digger from a housing development in Wellington.

Police are appealing for the public's help to locate the Takeuchi mini digger, which went missing overnight on Wednesday, August 3 into the following morning.

The digger TB216 is grey and red with a bucket at the front.

It was taken from the Moonbeams Farm housing development in the town between 5pm on Wednesday, August 3, and 7.30am on Thursday, August 4.

A spokesperson for Minehead and West Somerset Neighbourhood Policing team said: "We are also looking for any witnesses who may have seen anything suspicious or can describe the suspects or their vehicles."

If you have any information, contact 101 and quote reference 5222186174.