An appeal has been made for witnesses who may have information about a burglary at a Gloucester shop on New Year's Eve.

Police were called to the Co-op Food store on Longford Lane, shortly before Big Ben chimed in 2020, following reports of a burglary.

The report, which was received at 11.55pm, was that a group of men had forced entry into the premises before stealing cigarettes and alcohol from inside.

Descriptions of three men, who are believed to have left the area in a small car, have been circulated by the police.

The first offender is described as a white man of medium to large build who was wearing a black beanie hat with a symbol on the front.

He was wearing black gloves which had a yellow star logo, a long-sleeve black fleece, grey sleeveless puffer jacket, black trousers and black shoes.

He was also wearing a grey face covering and carrying a white bag with blue writing on it.

The second man is described as being of medium build and wearing dark blue trousers, a black coat with the hood up, a black cap dark socks and black shoes.

The third man was wearing grey jogging bottoms, a black coat, black banie hat with a bobble and pattern on the top half and a black scarf.

He was also wearing sand-coloured shoes with an orange symbol on the back and grey gloves.

Police believe that a fourth man was involved in the burglary, but have been unable to give a description.

Anyone who was in the area at the time, has CCTV or dashcame footage or witnesses any suspicious activity is asked to call 101 and quote incident 425 of December 31.