The missing Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide ball has been found.
The ball vanished last night, shortly before 8pm, as it was whisked away in a sudden break in the pitch darkness.
Ashbourne's rumour mill went in to overdrive, with hundreds of spectators desperately running round, trying to work out where the ball had gone – but it was in the hands of runners.
It was reluctantly placed back in to the hands of Mick Betteridge at the Green Man shortly after the 10pm deadline.
