THIEVES broke into The Fleece Inn, Hillesley, overnight on Tuesday, October 21, and stole a quantity of cash.

They entered the bar area, removed money from a gaming machine and a pool table and also stole an entire cigarette vending machine.

A witness saw a white hatch-back being driven towards Wotton-under-Edge at speed around 4.15am.

The following day police were called to the village hall car park in Stinchcombe where they found a burnt out Vauxhall Nova and the cigarette vending machine.

The car had been stolen from Wotton on Thursday, October 9, or Friday October 10.

Anyone with any information about any part of the incident can ring Crimestoppers on 0800 555111 or the police on 0845 0901234.