Hurrah! Charlie Brown has his wheelchair back.

The chair was stolen from outside the family home in Havengore Avenue, Gravesend, last month just before four-year-old Charlie was due to start at Ifield School.

But it has now been returned – after being found in a skip.

The schoolboy cannot walk or talk, suffers from severe learning difficulties and has autism.

The discovery follows a search by friends and relatives as well as readers of the Messenger, who took the story to their hearts.

Charlie’s mum Lianne Brown said: “I can’t believe we’ve got it back. It’s absolutely brilliant. When we put him in it he was clapping his hands and he was really excited. Our other little girl was pushing him around in it, we just can’t believe we’ve got it back.

“I really want to thank everyone who has helped us, all the readers of the paper and the Messenger themselves for giving it back to us. The support we’ve had has been incredible and we can’t thank you enough.”

For more on this, see today's Gravesend Messenger.