SWINDON: Police are appealing for witnesses following a theft in Swindon. At about 10.45am on November 16, a car battery was stolen from the driveway of a house in Masefield Avenue.

A white male in his late 20s and wearing a high visibility jacket pulled up outside the house in a white Ford Transit van.

He then walked up to the carport outside the house and stole a car battery which was on the floor before getting back into the vehicle and driving off. Anyone with information is asked to contact Wiltshire Police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 where information can be left anonymously.