POLICE are asking the public for their help in finding a teenager who has now been missing for more than a week.

Emily Summers was last seen on Christmas Eve in Waverley Avenue, Kearsley, at around 6.30pm.

Her family are becoming increasingly concerned and police are appealing for any sightings of her, including at any transport hub in the Greater Manchester area.

She is believed to have been wearing a green parka coat with a fur hood.

The 14-year-old is from Essex and has lived in Bolton since the summer. She has links to Essex and London and visits Gorton and Manchester City Centre.

She is Thai-British, about 5ft 3ins, of slim build with long black hair, brown eyes and speaks with a southern accent.

Anyone with information should call 101 and quote reference 95 of December 25.