A second Shaun the Sheep sculpture has been taken off an art trail for repairs.

WPC Gracie, inspired by Peter James’s Grace novels, will be off public display for a few days while work to fix it takes place.

The sculpture, normally based by the bandstand on Brighton seafront, is one of 42 scattered across Brighton and Hove as part of the Shaun by the Sea art trail to raise money for hospice charity Martlets.

Claire Kidd, head of fundraising for the charity, said: “Our dedicated police officer Gracie is off to patrol some other parts of Sussex from today, but we know she will be back guarding our bandstand very soon.

“We’re delighted that our baa-rilliant community have been so supportive of our trail since it launched last week.

“If you would like to help Martlets keep caring, you can support us at shaunbythesea.co.uk/donate.”

The sculpture is the second in the space of a week to be damaged with "Bloom" being hit by vandalism and taken away for repairs for several days.

The charity has urged residents to help keep the sculptures in “tip-top shape” so they can be enjoyed throughout the trail, which will end on November 5.