SHOP windows were smashed in a spree of vandalism in Dorchester.

Windows at the Nightjar off-licence and the Kitchen Style shop in High East Street, and the Bridge Flower Shop in Antelope Walk were all smashed over the past few days.

Vandals smashed the window of the flower shop sometime over the weekend.

Owner Jeremy Turner said: "I don't know why people do it - many other shops have had windows broken recently."

Police suspect the window smashed at the off- licence shortly after midnight on Sunday was an attempted break-in.

A police patrol spotted the window of the Kitchen Style shop had been broken in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Anyone with information should contact Dorset Police on (01305) 251212.