POLICE are appealing for information after an elderly woman was the victim of a distraction burglary in Cadbury Heath.

At around 3pm on Monday, September 14 the victim answered her door on Park Road to a man who claimed he needed to check the house's heating.

The man subsequently walked around the house while the victim remained in her kitchen. He then left without anything being stolen.

The man is described as being white, 6ft tall, aged in his 40s and of stocky build. He was wearing a black zipped jacket, dark trousers and a black scarf around his neck.

Anyone with information, or who thinks they may have witnessed anything, is asked to call 101 quoting reference 101918/15.