BURGLARS escaped with jewellery worth £2,000 from a house at Nursling, including an undisclosed quantity of brooches, one engraved with the name Bessie.

Doors at the rear of the property in Romsey Road were forced sometime between 9.30am last Friday and 5.30pm on Monday.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Det Sgt Stephen Murden at Eastleigh police station on 101.