A FAMILY are delighted to be reunited with Jessica, their black and white basset hound who ran away from her home in Ferry Road, Twickenham on Wednesday, March 17.

Last week we reported her disappearance in the Richmond and Twickenham Times and that Friday morning Jessica's owner, Dominique Loral, had two phone calls from people who had recently spotted a dog of the same description.

With her husband, three children and a picnic basket, Dominique headed out in the car to spend the day trawling the area. "We headed to places that Jessica had been seen and eventually found her behind a church in Isleworth. There were lots of tears, we're just so pleased to have her back.

"She looked very thin and scruffy and was obviously hungry and dehydrated. But she's now back home, safe and sound, and the vet says she's fine. The next day she was running about chasing rabbits, so she seems to have recovered from her adventure!"

The family are extremely grateful to all those who helped in the hunt for Jessica.