TOOLS have been stolen from a van overnight.

A Stanley tool box containing tools worth £300, two 18V Makita drills worth £200, a Bosch drill worth £200 and a Hitatchi drill worth £18 were taken from an Iveco Daily Cherry Picker.

Thieves forced the lock while the van was parked at the Travelodge Hotel in London Road, Feering between 6.15am and 3.15pm last Wednesday.

If you have any information, call Braintree police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.