An opportunistic thief took an electric bike worth hundreds of pounds from inside a Swindon gym.

The e-bike, worth £700, was taken from inside the entrance of Simply Gym, on Chelmsford Road, at around 6pm on Tuesday, February 21.

It had been left there by the owner for approximately 30 minutes.

When he returned to where he had left it, the bike had been taken.

Police are appealing for more information on the theft of the e-bike.

As part of their enquiries, detectives have released a CCTV image of someone they would like to speak to.

A Wiltshire Police spokesperson said: “We’d like to speak to the man pictured in connection with the incident.

“If you can help, call 101 and quote crime reference number 54230019452.”