A RETIRED couple's new caravan worth thousands of pounds was destroyed by fire on last night (Thursday, January 17).

It was parked next to a bungalow in Fir Lane, Royton when firefighters from Chadderton station were called to the scene at 10pm.

The fire also caused minor damage to the the house.

A fire service spokesman said the cause of the fire was accidental. He said: "It's such a shame. The couple only bought the caravan a couple of months ago and had not even been anywhere in it."