A MAN wearing a balaclava stole bottles of spirits during an early morning burglary at a Wetherspoons pub in Wirral.

At around 5.25am this morning (Tuesday, January 30), officers received a report that The Mockbeggar Hall pub on Hoylake Road in Moreton had been broken into by a male wearing a balaclava.

It was reported that he stole bottles of spirits before fleeing the scene.

A spokesperson for Merseyside Police said: "Our enquiries are ongoing into this incident and if you have any information or you live in the area and have CCTV footage that captured anything significant, you can call 101 or DM @MerPolCC on X (Twitter) quoting reference number 24000129913.