POLICE are investigating a burglary at a hotel in which cash was stolen.

The Burythorpe House Hotel, south of Malton, was broken into and a quantity of cash stolen from within a staff-only area in the early hours of July 7.

The hotel had guests at the time but these were not disturbed by the night-time thief. Cash boxes and items relating to the burglary were then found the following morning on the roadside just outside the village.

Police are asking for anyone who may have seen a vehicle or person acting unusually in the village around this time. Anyone with information should dial 101, select option 2 and ask for Alan Robson, quoting reference number 12160119746.