THIEVES targeted a pub by stealing furniture from outside the venue.

Rattan tables, chairs and stools were all taken from the pub garden at The Boathouse pub at Seaview on the Isle of Wight.

PC Laura Cade said: “I am keen to speak to anyone who may have seen suspicious people or vehicles in the area in the early hours of Saturday morning. Taxi drivers or late night fishermen may have noticed suspicious activity.”

Anyone with information, or may have been offered the stolen items for sale, should contact PC Cade at Shanklin police station on 101.