POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a bike worth £1,600 was stolen from a Winchester shop.

A thief took the Boardman Elite CXR 9.2 Cross bike from Hargroves Cycles, off Easton Lane, on Saturday.

Store manager Nathan Marks said nobody saw the culprit as they rode away on the bike at around 2.45pm.

Anyone with information is urged to call 101, quoting crime reference number 44140452702, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.