The Bishop of Worcester’s car has been stolen from the city centre.

The car, a distinctive green VW Beetle, had been parked in Lion Court after the Right Reverend John Inge had bought it from his daughter.

But when he went to pick it up last Tuesday (December 5), the car had been stolen.

“It had no battery and had a crook lock on the steering wheel, so whoever took it must have worked quite hard to do so,” said Bishop John.

“I can only assume they towed it away or got it on the back of a flatbed.”

Bishop John is hoping that someone in the area may have seen the car being taken, or is able to spot it out and about if it is still in the area.

“It’s quite a distinctive car,” he said. “It’s a soft top and light green. I have leafleted the area but haven’t had any responses.

“I may have left it too late for anyone to find anything on their CCTV but you never know.

“The car isn’t worth a huge amount of money but [it being stolen] is such a bore.”

A spokesperson for West Mercia Police confirmed the theft had been reported.

“The crime was investigated as far as reasonably possible, but no suspect was identified,” they said.

“The case has been closed, however should further information become available this would be investigated.”

We have reported on various vehicle thefts in and around Worcester in the past couple of weeks.

Several vehicles were broken into in the Battenhall area of the city on December 1-2 with a number of items stolen.

And company vehicles were stolen from a firm in Blackpole Trading Estate East on December 1 - but returned to the depot later that day.

On Saturday, December 9, the number plates were stolen from a blue Toyota Rav 4 parked in College Street in Worcester.

Police said they were keen to hear from anyone who may have information about the theft or saw anything suspicious in the area on that day, quoting incident number 00185_I_09122023.