GARDENING equipment worth nearly £12,000 has been stolen from a garden centre in Salterforth.

A concrete statue and gardening tools were used to break into Salterforth Nurseries and Garden Centre in Moor Lane, overnight between Friday and Saturday.

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A wheelbarrow and trolley were used to take away the goods which included two Stihl strimmers worth a total of £6,000, a Stihl hedgecutter with and extension bit valued at £3,000, two Stihl leafblowers with a combined value of £1,700 and a £500 Stihl chainsaw, all in orange and white.

Also taken was a large quantity of Hozelock equipment worth £500.

Anybody with any information should call police on 101 or contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.