Nurses are national heroes just now - but that hasn't stopped criminals in Glasgow from stealing their bikes.

Now Glaswegians and companies based in the city have joined forces to help out frontline workers whose bicycles have been pinched. 

In recent days, two nurses have shared their stories on Twitter and been inundated with offers of help. 

Yesterday, Graeme Boyle, said his white Genesis Croixdefer had been stolen from the close of his flat in Langside. 

"I'm a nurse working specialist Covid-19 admissions unit at Glasgow Royal Infirmary and somebody's just made my life harder," he wrote.

Locals then offered to lend him a bike and businesses said he could have a loan of their cycles, free of charge. 

"We have e-bikes you're welcome to borrow for a couple of months, we'd be happy to help," the Glasgow-based community project On Bikes tweeted.

"Can I help you with a temporary replacement bike in the short term?" asked Ali Campbell, chairman of the Campbell.

"I have a bike hire fleet of hybrids. At least it would get you about."

Other Glasgow folk raked through Gumtree to see if the stolen bike was being offered for sale, but have not yet found it. 

Another Twitter user with the handle LozzaOHara was also targeted by thieves.

She wrote: "I work in ICU at Glasgow QEUH and my commute to work is cycling.

"My bike was stolen outside the hospital during my shift today. Please keep an eye out"

Lucia Walker, a senior producer at Channel 4 News, then wrote: Oh for goodness sake! Genuinely mean this.

"If you need a bike - you can have mine for the foreseeable - I’m certainly not using it."

The bike chain Halfords also promised to "look into this further".

Have you heard of a nurse, doctor or frontline workers having their bike stolen? Contact jasper.hamill@newsquest.co.uk