A MISSING tractor has been reunited with its owner just hours after the vehicle was reported stolen near Dursley. 

Gloucestershire Police say they received a report that a New Holland Tractor had been stolen from a property in Nibley Green around 4am this morning, Wednesday, February 6.

It is believed that it was stolen between 10pm last night and 3.30am this morning.

It was found abandoned in a field near Alkington Lane in Berkeley - almost four miles away - by a member of the public at around 7am this morning. 

A police spokesperson said: “An eagle-eyed member of the public called to report a tractor abandoned in a field near Alkington Lane in Berkeley.

“Officers arrived at the scene and were able to confirm the tractor matched the description of the one that had been reported stolen hours earlier. 

“The tractor was almost four miles away from where it had been stolen from.

“The owner was notified of the discovery and was able to collect his tractor just after 9.30am.”