I WISH to tell you of a sad experience I had in Malton on October 12. My friend and I were in the MIND charity shop and I made a purchase, then foolishly left my purse on the counter.

I realised within ten minutes and rushed back. The woman behind the till brought my purse out from under the counter and I was greatly relieved, until I opened it only to find that £40 was gone. The woman said someone had handed it in.

I just want to say to the ‘someone’. Thank you very much for not taking my bus pass, at least I was able to get home. The £40 was all I had to last me the rest of the week. I hope you can live with yourself.

Mrs M Jones, Hackness, Scarborough.