CHESHIRE Police have revealed that they receive thousands of non-emergency calls to 999 each year.

Here are just some of those time-wasting calls to the force:

A woman called 999 to order sniffer dogs to her home to find her missing cat. She told the call handler that this was the least she deserved as she pays the highest band of council tax in the county.

It is arguably one of the biggest votes of the year according to this time-waster who rang to complain that they had been unable to vote in the X Factor final.

A man called to report his friend to the fashion police as he was wearing a blue shirt and black jeans.

A panicked caller dialled 999 to report that their Costa Coffee card was missing and asked what the police were going to do about it.

An animal lover called to report an injured squirrel, shortly after they asked the call handler if they had the number for Chester Zoo.

A motorist called asking for advice as their car wouldn’t start.

Another caller reported a UFO sighting. It later turned out to be a flashing light on a crane.

One caller had no signal so dialled 999 in need of advice.

A hungry customer reported to police that they were unhappy as they had been delivered the wrong pizza.