A tourist has made a plea for the return of his camera containing pictures taken at his sister's wedding.

Nicholas Keating, from Florida, stayed for a week at the five-star Grand Hotel on King Edward's Parade, Eastbourne.

During his stay, he visited several British landmarks, taking pictures of sites including Stonehenge and the Roman baths in Bath.

But most prized are the pictures taken of his sister's wedding on his £500 Canon Digital Powershot, which has since vanished at the Grand.

He said without the charging unit, which he still had, the camera was virtually useless and pleaded for its return.

He said: "I'm not so much bothered about the actual camera but more about the photos stored within as my sister is going to skin me alive when she returns from honeymoon.

"I thought that with all of our entourage, I may have left it in one of their rooms, or maybe one of my relatives had mistakenly picked it up and packed it away in their luggage.

"But, after retracing the events of Saturday night, I could not find it. I have contacted every possible person I can think of - relatives, housekeeping, the concierge -but no joy."

He has offered a £100 reward for its return.

Anyone able to help can contact reporter Tom Pugh at The Argus on 01323 724204 or email tom.pugh@theargus.co.uk