COPS are investigating reports of a charity box being stolen from a store in the Horsefair. 

The charity box was stolen from a convenience store in the Horsefair at around 8.20pm on Tuesday, November 29.

A spokesman from West Mercia Police said: "It is believed an unknown woman entered the store and took a charity box containing a large amount of cash from the till, before exiting the shop."

The woman is described as white, aged in her mid-twenties and of a medium build. She is around 5ft3 inches tall with dark brown hair.

At the time of the incident she was described as wearing a light-coloured tracksuit top with dark tracksuit bottoms. 

Anyone who may have witnessed the incident or has any further information, is asked to call West Mercia Police on 101, quoting incident reference number 419S of November 30.