FOLLOWING reports that youngsters had been using a building site in Okehampton as a playground, the police have urged that young people stay away from the site.

This week a resident reported to the police that a number of children had been playing on the Meldon Fields estate in Okehampton, a site which is currently under construction.

The police said that this was not a safe site for children to be playing in and urged that parents were aware of this.

A police spokesperson said: ’It has been brought to our attention that children are playing within the construction site at Meldon fields in Okehampton. We would like to stress that building sites are not playgrounds.?We’d advise young people to steer clear and stay safe!’