A DISC jockey has been left heartbroken after thousands of pounds worth of equipment was stolen in a burglary.

Amplifiers and speakers were taken from a container used as a shed in the garden of a house in Clifton Road, Kidderminster, between 11pm on Wednesday, April, 25, and noon on Thursday, April 26.

Taken were four black and green 2,600-watt Ecler studio amplifiers worth £10,000 (£2,500 each), two Cerwin Vega speakers, which were black with a red trim and worth £2,000 (£1,000 each) and two black turntables worth £800 (£400 each).

Other items taken included a silver and blue Alpine car amplifier worth £150, an orange Husqvarna chainsaw worth £100, a red Kawasaki hedge trimmer worth £370, and a Trek red cycle worth £900.

It is believed a vehicle would have been needed to take them away. The victim and a friend had been saving up for 12 years to start their own business, and have been left devastated by the theft Anyone with information should call police on 08457 444888 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.