A YOUNG mother has offered her sincere apologies to staff at The Grange Hotel in Alton, after finding the missing presents from her children's Christening party safely hidden away in a cupboard at home.

On the suggestion of the police, Ezra Bryant had placed an appeal in last week's Alton Herald for anyone able to shed light on what was then viewed as the theft of the presents.

For full story, see this week's Alton Herald.