POLICE are appealing for information after medical equipment was stolen from an on-call widwife in Cheltenham.

Between 4.30pm on Thursday, January 21 and 9.30am on Friday, January 22 medical equipment and drugs were stolen in the Wiundyridge area of Cheltenham.

Amongst the items stolen are several 100ml vials of a liquid drug called lidocaine hydrochloride.  If injected this drug could have very serious, possibly fatal, consequences.

If anyone finds these vials, knows of their whereabouts, or has any information regarding this theft call 101 quoting incident number 100 of January 22.