POLICE are looking for two people after more than £15,000 of artwork was stolen from a stately home in Hampshire.

Eleven paintings and nine sculptures were stolen from Rookesbury Park School in Wickham during a break-in between August 26 and 27.

Many of the pieces of art were the work of local artists.

Officers want to speak to two people who were seen in the area acting suspiciously while the artists were setting up the exhibition on Wednesday.

The first is a man who is described as white, more than 6ft tall, slim and in his thirties, who had short cropped hair and was wearing a dark t-shirt with "window cleaner" on the back.

The second was a woman who is described as white, in her thirties and wearing a nurses uniform.

Anyone with information should contact DC Graham Skull at Fratton Police Station on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 55111.