A PENSIONER is appealing to the public to help him find his long-lost pal.

Jack Higham, 71, has not seen Frederick Bulmer, originally of Annfield Plain, near Stanley, County Durham, since the mid-1960s.

Mr Higham gave Mr Bulmer a temporary home when they met in Canada in 1959, and they remained friends for years.

Mr Higham moved back to England and, apart from one visit in the mid-1960s, when Mr Bulmer returned to see his family in Annfield Plain, the pair lost touch.

Mr Higham said: "At my time of life you want to meet people before it's too late."

Anyone with information is asked to call him on (01369) 840214.