Police are trying to trace the owner of heavy duty copper cabling found in a wheelie bin.

The four-core cabling is heavily encrusted with bitumen and concrete.

The disovery was made in a bin behind Craven College on Skipton High Street.

Anyone with information is asked to contact PC Martin Foy, of Skipton CID, on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111, quoting reference 12130060472.