Thieves entered a property by climbing through an insecure upstairs window at an address in Harding Wood in Lightmoor and carried out a thorough search of all rooms.

A number of items were stolen including a platinum single solitaire diamond engagement ring, a platinum plain wedding ring, a platinum half eternity ring with diamonds, a white gold necklace with three stones, a white metal bangle and a yellow Accurist chrongraph watch. Other items stolen include a Toshiba laptop, a camera and a money belt containing a passport.

Police are investigating the burglary, which occurred between 10.15am and 2.15pm on Monday, and are appealing to anyone with information about the incident or the whereabouts of the stolen items to come forward.

A Telford Police spokeswoman said: “The jewellery is of sentimental value and the owner is desperate to get it back.

“If you have any information at all then we would urge you to contact us.

“The burglary occurred during the day so we are hoping that somebody saw or heard something that could help us with our enquiries.”

Anyone with information about the incident or the suspect should contact Telford Police on 101. Alternatively information can be given anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.