Flock of sheep stolen from field

A flock of 136 sheep has been stolen from a farm during a night-time raid.

The seven-month-old ewe lambs were taken from Sydling Court Farm in Sydling St Nicholas, near Dorchester, Dorset, between 22 and 23 October.

The thieves cut the lock on a gate into a remote field off the A37, before rounding up the lambs and loading them in to a lorry.

The flock, all white-faced Texel cross or Cheviot cross lambs with the ear tag number 340585, is worth about £6,800.

Police are appealing to farmers and meat dealers to look out for the flock.