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A Chesterton pub was struck by a thief with a sense of humour earlier this month when someone made off with a scented urinal mat.

Management staff at the Haymakers pub in Chesterton High Street responded by posting a tongue-in-cheek note on the wall of the men's toilets looking to get to the bottom of the quirky mystery.

The pub staff said they don't want the mat back, but they are curious to find out why someone would want to steal with it and what mischief they got up with it.

The notice, spotted by a reddit user, reads: "Wanted: Information of stolen scented urinal mat. Went missing some time Friday 10th August 2018.

"We don't want it back but we want to know why? And what you did with it. Your details [will] be kept anonymous... maybe."

(Image: reddit user guarnerosdotuk)

A barman at the pub, who did not wish to be named, told Cambridgeshire Live that staff "noticed one of the urinal mats was missing at the end of Friday night."

He asked: "Who would do that anyway?"

But added that staff suspected it was "probably students".

The mats are changed every four days or so, and contain chemicals that absorb elements of urine to reduce odour and improve cleanliness in publicly used toilets.

Although it's unknown exactly when the mats in the toilets were last changed, the stolen mat at the very least was used all of Friday and at a maximum had been used for three days before it was stolen.

Urinal mats are only effective until they become 'saturated' and afterwards become useless.

Were you in the Haymaker's pub on Friday, August 10 and have information that could help solve the mystery of the stolen urinal mat? Are you thie thief in question? Please contact us by emailing newsdesk@cambridge-news.co.uk or calling 01223 632 777.