THIEVES have managed to steal a heavy bronze statue of a lion from an antiques business in a Worcestershire village.

Officers from West Mercia Police are appealing for information after the bronze lion statue which was reported stolen from Holloways Garden Antiques in Suckley.

The statue, approx 7.5 by 4 feet, weighs around 300kg and is valued around £9,500.

Anyone with information is asked to visit orlo.uk/nSqag quoting reference 300 of 29 November.