Officers are appealing for information following an assault and bike theft on Monday (25 October).

At around 1.30pm on Monday a male cyclist was assaulted and his bike was stolen. The incident took place on the A438 around 1 mile from the Ryhdspence Inn, on the Herefordshire/Powys border.

The bike is extremely rare and police ask anyone who sees it for sale to please get in touch. Officers would also like to hear from any drivers who were travelling on that stretch of the A438 at around the time of the incident who may have dash-cam footage.

Anyone with information can visit https://www.westmercia.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/ quoting incident 515i of 25 October.