A four-wheel drive utility vehicle worth thousands of pounds has been stolen from a barn in Suffolk.

Police have opened an inquiry after a camouflage-coloured Kubota RV900 4x4 buggy-style vehicle, valued at £8,000, was taken from a barn in Dullingham Road, Newmarket, between 4.30pm and 9.40pm Tuesday.

A padlock on a gate providing access to the site and a chain securing the vehicle were cut during the incident.

Witnesses or people with information relating to this incident are urged to call police on 101.