AN investigation is underway after a church in Lydgate was broken into on Sunday night.

Police are understood to be probing a burglary at St Anne's Church.

An eyewitness is thought to have photographed a suspect leaving the village church at the time.

Dave Marshall, a church warden, said a broken window there will soon be made secure and little damage has been done.

He has also thanked locals who make a point of keeping an eye on both church and the parish hall while both are remain closed.

The police have said that break-ins at such properties are on the increase during lock down and have called for extra vigilance.