Police are appealing for witnesses to help identify two masked men who launched a nighttime raid on a Wellington petrol station.

Avon and Somerset Police have released CCTV images of the two men in the Longforth Road Texaco petrol station, where they stole a number of items.

Officers are looking to speak with the men, who they believe have information which could aid inquiries into the incident, which happened on Friday, April 7.

In a statement, a spokesperson for Avon and Somerset said: "Police would like to speak to these two men as part of their ongoing investigation into a theft in Wellington.

"Officers believe the two men (pictured) have information which could aid their enquiries into the incident at a service station in Longforth Road, Wellington, on Friday 7 April.

"At around 9pm on Friday, two unknown men walked into the service station and stole some items. When they were confronted by a woman, one of the offenders pushed her and made off from the scene.If you have any information, or recognise the people in the image, please call 101 and quote reference 5223081024"