POLICE have stepped up their patrols to warn young people about the dangers of abandoned buildings in the Bradley Lane area of Newton Abbot over the Easter holidays.

On their Facebook page the town’s police say: ‘During the Easter holidays we have increased patrols aroundthe abandoned buildings on Bradley Lane.

‘We have already caught a number of youths in this building today.

‘Please remind your children that derelict buildings can be very dangerous and they are putting themselves at risk by entering.’