Honesty Reigns on Boxing Day

A shopkeeper in North Yorkshire who wanted a day off on Boxing Day decided to leave his store open and let his customers help themselves.

Tom Algie, who runs the Practically Everything hardware store in Settle, returned to work at the end of the day to find an honesty box full of money.

“It was stuffed with notes and coins,” said Mr Algie. “There was £187 in it and two euros, which is pretty good.”

Grateful shoppers had also left notes thanking him for trusting them.