Two staff at Macclesfield Town Hall helped reunite a local toddler with a beloved toy.

Any parent knows that when a child's favourite cuddly toy goes missing it's a crisis that calls for immediate action.

Understandably, Sara's Clitheroe's year-and-a-half-old daughter Eleanor was more than a little tearful.

Bedtime just wasn't the same without Ooh Aah the orangutan for The Macclesfield younger – an empty space on the pillow. Nothing to cuddle.

Desperate to find Ooh Aah and bring a smile back to her daughter's face, Sara emailed Cheshire East Council's Town Hall in Macclesfield.

The council's parking team were put on immediate alert and scanned the town for any glimpse of the furry creature.

Next morning brought a happy ending to the drama, thanks to the efforts of Kevin Lowndes and Jeff McCabe.

Civil enforcement officer Kevin Lowndes said: "We found Ooh Aah on the upper floor of the Grosvenor car park.

"He appeared to be no worse for his night on the town."

Reunited with Ooh Aah, Eleanor smiled gleefully, clutching her cuddly friend who had looked to be lost forever.

Mum Sara said: "It's such a relief. I thought we would never get him back. I'm so grateful to the parking people for taking so much trouble to find him. Eleanor and her orangutan are inseparable."

Cheshire East Council own Macclesfield Town Hall, and the parking space around it.

Emma Steers, acting joint supervisor of the council's parking team, said: "Our enforcement officers often come in for criticism because of the nature of their work and they have to be a bit thick skinned.

"But there's a soft side to them really, and this was an important mission resulting in a happy ending for all."

You can contact Macclesfield Town Hall here.

Speaking following the return of the missing primate, Councillor Craig Browne, Cheshire East Council deputy leader and chair of its highways and transport committee, said: "I am so pleased that we have been able to reunite Eleanor with her playmate, and that the search has resulted in a happy outcome."

See Also: Stolen Charles Tunnicliffe medal replaced at Macclesfield Museums

Got a business to promote in Macclesfield? Advertise it for FREE on our Local List.

Macclesfield: Have you signed up for our FREE Friday weekly newsletter? It contains each week's top 10 Macclesfield news stories, and one EXCLUSIVE article?

1200 of you have signed up already. Simply enter your email address in the shaded box below or on this link.

Free from pop-up ads, or unwanted surveys, Macclesfield Nub News is a quality online newspaper which produces 30-40 stories a week for our town.

You can find us on Facebook and Twitter.