Police are urging residents to be vigilant after a suspicious vehicle was seen in rural west Dorset.

A spokesman for Bridport Police said: "We have had a report of a suspicious vehicle. On the evening of Tuesday, March 24, a silver Mercedes van drove along a private farm track in the area of Stoke Abbott. It had a partial registration of WF57. Please be vigilant.

"If this was your vehicle, consider if this was a necessary journey."