VANDALS have daubed racist graffiti on the wall of a Sikh Temple.

Offensive slogans 'White Power', 'Death to Allah' and 'Die Muslims, Die' were painted on the outside of the building earlier this week.

Cleveland Police is appealing for information about the vandalism, which appeared sometime overnight from Tuesday, September 1 and the following morning, on the wall of the temple on Allensway, Thornaby.

Anyone with information regarding the person responsible or anyone who may have witnessed the incident is asked to contact PC Christopher Bancroft on the non-emergency 101 number, Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800-555-111 or crimestoppers-uk.org