THE father of missing university chef Claudia Lawrence has outlined plans for a renewed appeal for information.

Balloons with pictures of Miss Lawrence’s face on them will be released over York on Claudia Awareness Day, on Friday, February 26.

The event will be held on the eve of her 36th birthday, when a large birthday cake is expected to take centre stage in St Sampson’s Square.

Family and friends planned the event to help keep her profile raised across the UK.

Speaking at a press conference yesterday to mark the ten-month anniversary of her disappearance, her father, Peter Lawrence, said he hoped it would encourage more people to come forward with information that could help police discover her whereabouts.

He said: “Somebody somewhere has that one vital clue, and we just have to be patient and do all we can to keep this campaign ongoing.”