Horses rescued after running loose on a busy Awsworth road

Nottinghamshire Police was notified of the horses galloping along the A6096 at Awsworth at 7.20am on August 4.

A number of motorists rang 999 after encountering the animals in the middle of the busy road heading towards Giltbrook Shopping Park.

Shortly afterwards, the horses entered Newton Lane, Awsworth, where a member of the public managed to guide them into a field off Westby Lane.

Officers reunited the horses with their owner after tracing them on social media.