SILVERWARE found in a plant pot in Shaftesbury could have been stolen.

At about 9.20am on Sunday, August 13, a member of the public found a Tesco Bag for Life hidden inside a plant pot outside The Potting Shed, off High Street.

The bag contained items of silverware including spoons of various sizes, a small box, a cigarette case and a hip flask.

Police Constable Glen Caddy, of North Dorset police, said: “Some of the items are engraved and are therefore particularly distinctive.

“We are keen to trace the owners of these items as it is possible they may have been stolen.

I am releasing photos of the items in the hope that someone might recognise them. If you do, please contact Dorset Police on 101.”

Photos can be viewed at salisburyjournal.co.uk.