ANOTHER Oxfordshire church has been raided by lead thieves.

Lead and metal has been stripped from more than 40 churches in the the county in the past 12 months, including All Saints Church in Didcot, St Francis Church in Cowley, Oxford, and St Mary's Church in Garsington.

Police issued an appeal for information after lead was taken from the roof of St Laurence Church, in Combe, between Monday, February 18, and Friday, February 22.

Anyone with information should call police on 08458 505505.