POLICE are appealing for witnesses after thousands of pounds was stolen from a Working Men’s Club on Morley Street in Carlisle.

Police said the burglary took place in the early hours of Tuesday May 27 and involved windows being smashed and over £10,000 being stolen.

Police are asking for anyone who was in the area between 3am and 5am to get in touch.

Anyone with any information should call Cumbria Police on 101 and ask for DC James Aiston, or call the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.