POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a woman was robbed of her handbag in Trowbridge.

The incident happened at 1.15am on Sunday, February 7, next to the BP Garage on West Ashton Road.

The woman, in her early 20s, was walking home from a night out when the bag was snatched. She suffered no injuries.

The suspect is described as a white man, aged in his 30s, of medium build, 5ft 11ins tall and wearing a white hooded top and blue jeans.

Anyone with information about the incident should contact DC Paula Manley via 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.