POLICE have issued an appeal for witnesses after reports of two men trying to steal post.

Officers have been notified of incidents taking place in the Fulshaw Park area of Wilmslow.

It is believed the two men are attempting to use the stolen post to apply for credit cards.

A Cheshire Police spokesman for the Wilmslow East team said: "We are aware of two men trying to steal post in the Fulshaw park area.

"It appears they are using this to apply for credit cards; please let us know if you have any footage or have witnessed two men going through post boxes."

Anyone who may have CCTV footage or witnessed any incidents is urged to contact the police on 101.