A MOUNTAIN bike which was secured to a vehicle parked on the Malvern Hills was stolen between 8.30am and 9.30am on Sunday.

The lime green and black Mondracker Dune bike had been secured to the vehicle with a thick metre-long cable and a motorcycle-strength padlock, but when the owner returned to his vehicle, he found the cable had been cut and the bike stolen with the padlock.

The exact location of where the vehicle was parked is not known; the incident number is 0543s/170618.