BRIAN McDONOUGH is a mild-mannered man indeed.

For Mr McDonough is the builder who has found a mare and her foal residing in a listed house he is doing up in Bath Road.

Whoever let the horses in also broke in through a back window, kicked down the front door to gain access and sawed an inside door in half to create a stable door.

Mr McDonough has said he is a little bit "annoyed''.

Given that a new door could cost him £1,000, Mr McDonough is to be commended for his restraint.