A warning has been issued about the serious consequences of deliberately setting a fire.

It comes after firefighters from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) attended five separate incidents of grass fires in and around Neilston since Tuesday, April 18.

We previously reported on Tuesday that crews attended a blaze in the village’s Holehouse Brae area, while on Thursday, April 20 they received reports of a fire on Uplawmoor Road, where they extinguished a blaze on an area of grass.

On top of those incidents, the service also attended to reports of “a building” on fire at Main Street on Thursday, where again crews extinguished a fire on an area of grass.

We also previously reported on a fire which took place at Uplawmoor Road on an area of grass on Friday.

The service has now said that with the dry and sunny weather, the risk of grass fires has increased as the ground becomes drier.

They also say that these types of fires can have “devasting consequences” to nearby property and local wildlife.

Setting out a warning to anyone who is thinking of deliberately setting a fire, the fire service has said that they work closely with Police Scotland on the issue as it’s a criminal offence.

A SFRS spokesperson said: "Since Tuesday, April 18, our crews have attended five incidents of grass fires in and around Neilston, East Renfrewshire.

“Dry and sunny spells of weather over the last week, has allowed for the risk of grass fires to increase as the ground becomes drier.

“These types of fires can have devasting consequences to nearby properties and local wildfire and are a needless drain on emergency service resources.

“We work closely with Police Scotland to prevent these types of fires and regularly appeal to the public, and young people in particular, to consider the serios consequences of deliberately setting a fire.

“Deliberate fire-setting is an offence and anyone with information regarding fire setters can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.”