A £1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the conviction of burglars who raided a Greenmount petrol station.

At about 1am on Wednesday of last week, intruders forced their way into the Total service station in Longsight Road and helped themselves to a quantity of goods before fleeing. Police are studying CCTV footage of the burglary.

Total is offering a reward of up to £1,000, in conjunction with Crimestoppers, for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the raiders.

A spokesman for the company said: "We will not tolerate incidents of this nature. The safety and security of staff and customers is an absolute priority and the reward scheme is part of a raft of measures being introduced across the country to combat forecourt crime.

"Our security department is working closely with the police to analyse the CCTV footage in order to catch the perpetrators. We are constantly working to improve safety to prevent this type of incident occurring in the future at this and other service stations across the country.

"A number of measures are being implemented towards this goal, including the latest CCTV technology and increased staff training."

Anyone with information relating to the incident should contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.