RAIDERS targeted a village home while the owners were on holiday and stole a watch worth £7,500 and other valuable items.

They smashed a conservatory door to get into the house in Eppleby near Richmond sometime between September 1 and 7.

A number of high value items were stolen in the burglary, including a limited edition Brietling GBW Superocean white chronographic watch, marked as 09 of 100.

The watch, serial number 899162, is worth around £7,500. Several items of jewellery were also taken.

An amount of cash, including £250 cash float belonging to a registered local pre-school charity and raised through fundraising events, was also taken.

Anyone with information should contact North Yorkshire police on 1010, select option one and ask for the force control room.

Alternatively, Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111.