Police are appealing for witnesses after five pallets of Easter eggs were stolen from a lorry in Burford.

The lorry was parked in a lay-by overnight on the night of Tuesday, January 27, and was broken into by having its curtains slashed.

Five pallets of Easter eggs were then removed from the lorry. The driver was asleep inside the cabin at the time and did not see or hear anything.

If you have any information regarding the incident, please call 0845 8 505 505, the 24-hour Thames Valley Police non-emergency number. If you don’t want to speak to police or give your name, please call the Crimestoppers charity anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Thames Valley Police is advising lorry drivers where possible to park their vehicles in secured, well-lit parking areas, such as a service station, and to try and avoid dark, isolated areas such as lay-bys.