ALMOST £50,000 worth of vacuum cleaners were stolen from a secure compound at Heysham Port this week.

The 540 orange vox rapide vacuum cleaners were in a 40ft long trailer, later found dumped and empty near Junction 22 of the M6 at Newton-le-Willows.

The vacuum cleaners are in orange and had the model number E6130. They were valued at a total of £48,600.