JCB has Dig at Bank

Police believe that a large JCB digger was used to attempt to dig out an ATM machine. The machine was in the wall of a Barclays Bank in Barretts Lane, Needham Market. There was a gaping hole in the wall from the 3.30a.m. raid attempt. After failing to get the cash machine free from the building, the thief drove off in the digger, before abandoning it in a nearby field. A resident, living just feet from the bank, said: "The thud of a massive box hitting the ground I thought would make some noise, but we heard nothing." The road has been closed while an investigation takes place and engineers check the structure of the bank.