POLICE in the New Forest have found a wheelbarrow full of plumbing equipment and other stolen tools.

Officers are anxious to reunite the items with their rightful owners and want to hear from builders and tradesmen who have been targeted by thieves.

Police were patrolling Hythe when they found the wheelbarrow in the Netley View area.

A spokesman said officers would like to hear from building site managers, tradesmen and building trade wholesalers, or retailers who have been the victim of theft but not reported it.

Anyone with information about the tools, or the wheelbarrow should ring PC Sharon Hargreave on 0845 045 4545 or call the anonymous Crimestop-pers line on 0800 555 111.