A MAN has been reunited with his £6,000 camera after putting an appeal in The Press.

A man had found it and handed it in to Malton police, who in turn had spotted the appeal on social media. Geoff Wynn, of Malton police, then handed over the lost property last week.

Derek Jarvis and his partner Melanie Hewitt, who are based in Hull, were in Ryedale for a day out on Friday, May 26. They were in the Howsham Mill area when they realised they had misplaced the camera bag. The black bag contained a camera body, several other accessories, and, most distinctively, a telephoto lens signed in gold ink by British professional boxer Luke Campbell MBE, who has held the Commonwealth and WBC Silver lightweight titles since 2016. Mr Jarvis, a sports photographer, had the lens signed while photographing the boxer.

Upon being reunited with the equipment, Mr Jarvis said: “A big thank you to everyone concerned. This has meant I am going to be able to carry on with my business.”