Police have issued an appeal to help find a missing 15-year-old girl who left an address in Thornaby, and has connections in Stockton.

Lucy Foster, 15, left an address in Thornaby on Saturday, July 9 and hasn’t returned.

She has connections to the Roseworth area of Stockton and police believe she is still in the local area.

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Lucy has been described as 5 feet 4 inches tall with white and blue eyes and mousey coloured straight hair, but she may have dyed it red.

She was last seen wearing black shorts, a dark t-shirt and black suit jacket and black Dr Marten boots, however, she may have changed her clothing since then.

A spokesperson for Cleveland Police said: “We would ask anyone who has seen Lucy or who knows where she is to contact Cleveland Police via the 101 number quoting ref 119479."

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