THREE cars were damaged in arson attacks around Bournemouth in the early hours of Saturday.

Firefighters from Springbourne were called to Northcote Road shortly after midnight after a car was set alight. The fire had also spread to a boundary fence.

At 3.32am, Springbourne fire crews were again called when a vehicle was set alight in Mallard Close. It was destroyed by the fire.

At around 3am, a crew from Redhill Park fire station dealt with a deliberate car fire in Viscount Walk, Bearwood.