FESTIVE pilfering has struck Stourport with miniature conifers the new victims.

An 18-inch dwarf conifer was taken from outside Lee Caldwell's home in Lower Lickhill Road last Thursday night, to be replaced the following night with a different species.

"I noticed a hole in the ground when I went out on Friday morning but the next morning it had been filled with a fast-growing conifer," explained Mrs Caldwell.

"I thought I had dreamt it until I realised it was a different plant," she said.