ARSONISTS caused ‘significant damage’ to farmland in North Yorkshire.

The incident happened between midnight and 1pm on Tuesday, September 3 in Newhay Farm, Hemingbrough, close to Selby, and involved crops in fields being set alight, said North Yorkshire Police.

“This has caused a significant amount of damage and financial loss to the farm,” said a spokesperson for the force.

Anyone with any information is asked to get in touch with the police. Police are particularly appealing for information about a group of young people who were in the area at the time.

Please email thomas.longhorn@northyorkshire.police.uk if you have any information that could help the investigation. Alternatively, you can call North Yorkshire Police on 101, select option two and ask for Thomas Longhorn, or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via their website.

Please quote reference 12240160386 when passing on information.