A BLAZE which destroyed three sheds at a disused mushroom farm near Selby is believed to have been started by arsonists.

Crews from Selby and York were called to the Gateforth Park site at Thorpe Willoughby at about 6.40am on Saturday, spending three hours tackling the flames. Nobody was injured.

The farm was the scene of five suspicious fires in 2010.

Proposals to turn the site into a base for travelling fairground workers have recently been submitted to Selby District Council, but the application has drawn hundreds of objections from local residents.