MONEY was stolen from a gaming machine at the new Premier Inn, at the County Cricket ground in New Road, Worcester.

The theft was discovered when the company that own the machine came to restock it and realised a small hole had been drilled into the note receiver.

When the money was counted on Wednesday (December 17) it was found to be a quantity short.

Anyone with information on this theft should contact the police on 101 and quote incident number 0306S 171214.