A garden gnome has been kidnapped.
Gnome kidnapper
Bev York thought her gnome was stolen when it went missing last year, and was surprised to learn the statue had been stolen and whisked away on and exotic holiday to Mexico.
A year after the gnomes tragic disappearance Bev found a package where the garden feature had first gone missing to discover a book documenting the gnome's adventures, including photographic evidence of the troll sipping cocktails at the beach.
Speaking to the Metro newspaper about the gnome's adventures, she said: ''I opened up the bag and it had a beautiful book and story, and it just brought a smile to my face.
''I think it's very sweet that they went to all that trouble and made that beautiful book.''