WELLINGTON Heath, near Ledbury, is now a Smartwater protected village.

West Mercia Police have fitted eight signs in and around Wellington Heath "in order to alert criminals that properties within the Parish are protected by the unique properties of SmartWater".

Two of the signs will be replaced by larger signs.

At the end of September, Cllr Mark Beaumont announced that the project for Wellington Heath was now entering its completion phase, with just a few Smartwater kits left for residents who had not taken up the offer.

Smartwater invisibly marks property, so that it can be identified if stolen.