THIEVES have stolen brand new clothing and holiday cash from the home of a Stroud family who were preparing to go on holiday.

The break-in happened at a house in The Butts, Rodborough, between 2.30pm on Saturday, August 1 and 3.30pm on Sunday, August 2, while the couple and their young son were away.

The burglar(s) gained entry by breaking a window in a back door of the property. They made an untidy search of all of the rooms and rifled through a suitcase packed ready for holiday, taking jewellery, new clothes and several hundred Euros in cash.

Police are appealing for witnesses. Anyone with information is asked to call 101, quoting incident 294 of 2 August 2015.