AN appeal has been launched to try and find a missing teenager.

Joshua Brown, aged 15, was last seen on Friday, December 29 at 1pm when he left his home in Walkden to go to a friend's house nearby.

He is described as white, around five foot 10 inches and with short mousey blonde hair.

He was last seen wearing a black hooded top with a large North Face logo on the front and black trousers.

It is believed he may have travelled to the Gloucester area.

Police in Swinton and Little Hulton have launched an appeal on social media.

Anybody with information about his whereabouts should contact police on 101 quoting missing person reference MP/15/0092401 or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.