Christmas came early for a three-year-old girl from St Ive, near Liskeard, on Saturday, when she was reunited with her favourite cuddly toy, Pink Ted, who had been missing for several days.

Ailla McCaig’s beaming smile as she hugged Pink Ted tight said it all after an upsetting time for the youngster.

Pink Ted went missing earlier in the week, the family thought during the course of a shopping trip to Liskeard. Since then Ailla has been distraught because she was so close to Pink Ted, a cuddly friend and support since she was born.

But her mum, Sarah, told The Cornish Times on Saturday evening: ’We’ve found Pink Ted. He went on a bit of an adventure, luckily dropped not far from home.

’The search is over, thank you to everyone. We have a very happy Ailla, as you can see.’