THIEVES stole a flatbed trailer from a farm near York.

North Yorkshire Police said the twin-axle flatbed trailer was stolen from a farm in Bolton Percy and had a yellow handle and the registration YN64TVM "written in black marker pen on the back".

The theft happened on Sunday, September 16, between 8pm and 9pm. Police said a white 4x4, possibly a Volkswagen Tiguan or Touareg, was seen in suspicious circumstances around that time, and was believed to have travelled across fields to get into the farm.

Anyone with information should phone 101 quoting job 129 of September 17.