Hartland Point Lighthouse lantern

Crimestoppers offers £5,000 reward for information on theft of rare lighthouse lantern worth over £1m

The historic Hartland Point Lighthouse lantern – dating from the 1800s – was in storage in Ilfracombe to undergo refurbishment

Independent charity Crimestoppers has launched an urgent appeal to locate a vital piece of English coastal heritage after thieves stole a lighthouse lantern, which is one of only three in the world.

It’s feared that the lantern could have been moved from...