POLICE are investigating a theft that took place at the Swan Hotel in Newby Bridge.

The theft is thought to have occurred sometime in the early afternoon of Thursday January 23.

An unidentified man is understood to have entered the male locker room at the hotel's gym. He then removed a wallet containing bank cards and a watch from one of the lockers, before leaving the hotel.

Anybody with relevant information is asked to call PC 2819 on 101, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, quoting log 197 of January 23.