Thieves raided a business in Stroud over the festive period and police now how enough information to make a public appeal.

Officers in Stroud are appealing for witnesses and information after "a large quantity of metal" was stolen from a site in Stonehouse.

The theft took place at a unit within Stroudwater Business Park on Brunel Way, home to companies like Renishaw and Delphi Technologies, at some point between 5.50pm and 10.55pm on Saturday, December 15.

It's believed that offenders entered the site before loading the metal onto a large white van which could possibly have been a Peugeot boxer or a Mercedes sprinter.

A dark coloured car, possibly a Vauxhall Insignia or Astra was also present.

It's believed that the men went back to the site around the same time on the following day (Sunday December 16).

If you were in the area at the time or have any information please call 101 and quote incident number 167 of December 17.

Alternatively you can submit information with the police's online form.