VANDALS torched a wheelie bin in an arson attack.

Firefighters were called to Handforth Lane on Halton Lodge in Runcorn at 6.20pm yesterday.

The blaze involved a wheelie bin and a mattress.

Crews used a single hose reel to extinguish the fire, which is thought to have been a deliberate ignition.

Firefighters also tackled a grass fire on Runcorn Hill at around 4pm.

Crews were called to reports of a small grass fire and found an area of grass smouldering, caused by discarded smoking materials.

They used a backpack and hand appliance to extinguish the fire and were at the scene for around 20 minutes.