Prescription drugs were stolen during a burglary at a house in Workington.

The home in the Beech Court area was targeted overnight on Thursday.

A number of items were taken, including the drugs.

Elsewhere in Workington, a white man in his early 20s was disturbed in a home at Hunday Court at about 3.15am on Saturday.

He climbed in through an open window of the ground floor flat when he was disturbed.

The intruder made a dash for it through the main doors of the building, police say.

A Cumbria police said: " We would like to remind people that during the warm weather to make sure windows and doors are locked."

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Cumbria police on 101