A thousand litres of heating oil were stolen from a house in Airton over the last two weeks.

Skipton police reported that the theft took place at the Settle Road home between October 20 and Tuesday.

Another fuel theft occurred at the Co-op petrol station on the Kildwick roundabout at 6.45pm on Tuesday.

Skipton police said a driver filled up their car with £55 of petrol and drove off without paying.