Fifty festive Christmas trees were stolen last night from a nursery in Hoe near Dereham.The haul included 20 very large 8ft Nordsman fir Christmas trees without nets and 20 smaller trees wrapped in white nets all labelled British grown.

Fifty Christmas trees were stolen from a nursery in Hoe, near Dereham.

The haul included 20 8ft Nordman fir Christmas trees without nets and 20 smaller trees wrapped in white nets, all labelled British grown.

There were also a number of smaller conifers in red pots and seven plastic Cinco tree stands as well as a number of Cooper Bells wrought-iron tree stands.

Thieves cut the locks to the nursery on Fakenham Road and took the trees between 6.30pm on Sunday and 10am on Monday.

Call volume crime supervisor Peter Newton at King's Lynn police station on 0845 456 4567 with information.