POLICE have appealed for witness following reports of an assault in London Road, Stanford-le-Hope at the beginning of the month.

A statement from the Essex force says: "We were called at around 6.30pm on Tuesday, 1 September, to an altercation between two men.

"A white van was reported to have pulled up and a man described as in his 20s, 6ft tall with long black hair tied up in a bun, got out the vehicle.

"An altercation then took place between him and a man in his 20s, who was hit over the head. The man in his 20s was taken to hospital with a head injury.

"If anyone was in the area and saw what happened, has CCTV or dash cam footage please call Grays CID on 101 quoting crime reference 42/138765/20 or you can report it online at www.essex.police.uk."