CCTV images have been released after a shoplifter with a taste for cheese stripped shelves bare in a Bournemouth convenience store.

Police would like to speak to the woman pictured after a thief stole every block of cheese from a fridge.

Shop owner Adam Phillips said the thief then "moved on to the bacon" before leaving the shop without paying.

Now anyone who recognises the woman pictured is asked to contact police with information.

A woman entered Boscombe East Post Office and Phillips News in Christchurch Road at 5.20pm on Monday March 8.

She was wearing a red anorak with the fur-trimmed hood up and was also wearing a mask.

She was carrying a blue shopping bag with white handles, which she filled with the food items.

Mr Phillips said: "We were busy at the time because the postman was there and there were a number of customers in the shop.

"As I was preparing to close a little later I thought 'hang on a minute, that shelf was full just now' so I looked at the CCTV."

Mr Phillips has spoken out about shoplifters before when thieves were captured on camera walking out of the shop with boxes full of wine.

He added: "The number of thefts doesn't seem to have been so bad during lockdown but the ones that are stealing seem to be taking more stuff."

Mr Phillips put the video on Facebook, prompting anger from loyal customers.

Alongside the video he said: "More anger and sadness after we discovered this. Due to the selfishness of one individual our customers (many who are still isolating and relying on us to deliver) will not be able to obtain any cheese from us for the next week.

"We carry on business for these customers but individuals like this really make you question if it’s all worth it."

A spokesman for Dorset Police said: "We received a report of a shoplifting that occurred at around 5.15pm on Monday March 8. It was reported that five packs of bacon and 16 blocks of cheese, with a total value of around £40, had been stolen. Officers are carrying out enquiries into this theft. No arrests have been made at this stage."

Anyone with information is asked to call Dorset Police on 101, quoting crime number 55210038095.