Supermarket Trolley Found - police suspect foul play

A supermarket trolley discovered in the Grand Union Canal near Watford has been identified as one that went missing from Sainsbury's. Police said the trolley, which had not been seen since 20th November, had suffered severe damage to the wheels, probably from overloading, and a bent frame, the likely result of a low speed collision.

Assistants at Sainsbury's told our reporter that the trolley had become increasingly unhappy, and that it said it was "tired of being pushed around". It was last seen talking to a group of drunken revellers in the early hours of November 20. Barton St Hillier, store manager at the Watford Town Centre branch, said that this should be a lesson to all trolleys not to stray from the premises.

A group of students are helping the police with their enquiries.