POLICE are asking the public to help identify men spotted on CCTV in connection with an attempted break in at Leigh’s Grand Hotel.

Attempts were made to get inside the hotel in Broadway, which is being renovated by TOWIE star and Sugar Hut owner Michael Norcross, between 1.20am and 2.30am on June 8.

Shutters on the windows were pulled off and some glass smashed.

Anyone with information, or who recognises any of the men in from the CCTV, should contact Pc Jack Sneath at Southend police station on 101, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.