THE hunt is on for a man who was engaging in an indecent act near tennis courts.

An incident happened by the tennis courts in Montpellier Gardens, Cheltenham on Saturday between 2.30pm and 3pm.

Two women playing a game of tennis saw a man in his 70s go into the bushes close to the courts.

The man emerged a few moments later play and appeared to be zipping up his trousers.

He stood and watched the women for a time, before returning into the bushes, where he was seen to be masturbating.

When challenged by one of the women, he laughed before walking out of the park.

The man is described as being white, 5ft 6in in height, with thinning white hair and tanned skin.

He was wearing dark blue suit trousers and jacket, with a shirt underneath, and had very white teeth veneers.

Information can be provided by completing a crime information form on the Gloucestershire police quoting incident 221 of 19 August.