THESE are golden days for Britain's athletes – but the theft of London 2012 banners along the Olympic torch route in Petersfield has left many seeing red.

East Hampshire District Council wants to track down the "selfish thieves" who have stolen some of the town's Olympic dressing.

Three official London 2012 banners, which were attached to railings along the torch relay route, were cut away and stolen over two weeks in July.

Two were removed from the Tesco roundabout around midnight on July 18, while another was stolen from The Square last Sunday.

The culprits have effectively stolen from the public as the colourful "skrim" banners were bought with taxpayers money.

For full story, see this week's Petersfield Herald.