Stolen van which contained 2,500 pies found

A stolen van which contained 2,500 pies has been recovered by police, a Michelin-starred cook has confirmed.

Tommy Banks, who runs award-winning restaurants successful North Yorkshire, said the van had been owed to driblet disconnected the pies, worthy £25,000, astatine York Christmas Market connected Monday morning.

However, helium believed the achromatic Fiat Ducato had been snatched from a concern parkland successful Melmerby, adjacent Ripon, connected Sunday night.

The refrigerated van was recovered abandoned with mendacious fig plates successful the Hemlington country of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire Police said.

Mr Banks said helium did not yet cognize if the ample magnitude of steak and ale, turkey and cranberry, and butternut squash pies were inactive stored successful the back.

The unit antecedently said an probe had been launched into the theft and asked anyone with accusation to get successful touch.

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