Brandy Cox is desperate to recover her lost engagement ring. The ring came off somewhere in Offham Street in West Malling on Saturday, but despite a frantic search by friends and neighbours, it has not been found.

The precious love-token was given to her by her fiance, John, who is away serving in the Royal Engineers.

Miss Cox said: “I am at a loss to know what to do. It’s devastating."

“If anyone has found it and picked it up could they please get in touch with me?”

The ring is a vintage diamond and sapphire, but its sentimental value is much greater than its monetary worth.

She said: “It means so much to me.

“My fiance is based away from me and our baby daughter, and seeing my ring everyday and what it represents, helps me cope.”

Miss Cox can be contacted by email on bgcox8301@hotmail.com