Parents across Ceredigion have been warned to be on their guard after two reported occasions this week where children were asked to get into a stranger’s car.

The separate incidents occurred in the Cardigan area earlier this week whereby a secondary school pupil was asked to get into a stranger's vehicle.

In a statement, Dyfed-Powys Police confirmed it had received two reports of separate incidents in the Cardigan area on Tuesday and Wednesday, 24 and 25 September.

A spokesperson said: "The two children have been spoken to, and at this stage descriptions indicate the vehicles and drivers were different.

"One instance took place near the secondary school and another in the St Dogmaels area.

“Officers are investigating and are encouraging parents and children to be cautious, but not alarmed."

Schools earlier today issued a warning from Ceredigion County Council to parents.

It reads: "The police have shared information with the local authority today following two separate incidents this week within the county of pupils being asked to enter a car whilst walking home from school.

"Pupils and parents are reminded of the need to be vigilant, and wherever possible pupils should walk together in pairs or in small groups, they should walk home via a route which is the most visible to other members of the public, and if approached they should walk to a more public area and call for assistance or phone 999 in an emergency."

Anyone who has any information about these incidents is asked to report it to police online at http://bit.ly/DPPReportOnline, by email at [email protected] or by calling 101.