A TEENAGER who worked through the summer holidays to afford a bike for college is "gutted" it has been stolen from outside his college.

Curtis Reynolds locked his bike to a fence at Worcester Sixth Form College, Spetchley Road, this morning (Friday) but when he returned it had gone.

Thieves had cut a hole through the fence to remove the bike at some point between 10.35am when he left it and 4.10pm when he returned to find it had been stolen.

The 16-year-old had only bought the £500 Carrera Kraken on Wednesday after he worked throughout the summer to afford it.

Anyone with information should call police on the non-emergency number 101 quoting reference number 5315021015.