THIEVES smashed a shop window in Andover in a bid to steal a cash machine.

Offenders struck at 12.30am on Friday, December 7, breaking the shop front of the Co-op in Salisbury Road.

A Hampshire police spokesman said the burglary attempt caused “significant damage” to the store.

He added: “An unsuccessful attempt was made to take an ATM machine.”

Anyone with information should call police on 101, quoting 44180456048.