TWO cars were badly damaged in the early hours of Saturday morning as families slept in their homes.

A blue VW Golf's windows were smashed before it was set alight, in Blenheim Road, Manningham, at 1.30am on Saturday.

The arson extensively damaged the inside of the car and the vandals moved onto another car, a black Volvo, smashing its back windows before fleeing the scene.

One man in the street said both him and his wife were woken up when they heard "loud banging" outside.

The resident, who did not want to be named, said his wife looked out of the window and saw three men with their hoods pulled up, vandalising the cars before running from the street.