15 missing North East people as search for Nicola Bulley enters its third week

If a loved one goes missing, it can be a traumatic time for families and friends.

Police are still searching for mother-of-two Nicola Bulley, who has been missing for 21 days. She disappeared while walking her dog in the village of St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire, after she dropped her two daughters at school on January 27.

Meanwhile, there are a number of missing people from the North East and their loved ones are waiting for news about their whereabouts. The charity Missing People keeps a list of those who have been reported missing across the country and have not been found.

Read More: Nicola Bulley: Live updates three weeks on from mum's disappearance

And 15 people from our region are on its website. A number of these cases were reported more recently, however some stretch back several years. If you have information on any of the following people, please contact the authorities immediately or Missing People on 116000. You can find more details about Missing People's work on its website here.

Nadir Al-Said Regab

Nadir Al-Said Regab has been reported missing (Missing People)

Age at disappearance: 17

Missing from: Seaton Burn, North Tyneside

Missing since: 30/04/2022

Reference no: 21-004330

Alisha Apostoloff-Boyarin

Alisha Apostoloff-Boyarin has been reported missing (Missing People)

Age at disappearance: 24

Missing from: Bishop Auckland, County Durham

Missing since: 17/01/2022

Reference no: 22-000794

Robin Purvis

Missing Robin Purvis (Missing People)

Age at disappearance: 54

Missing from: Belmont, County Durham

Missing since: 31/05/2020

Reference no: 20-002800

Humie Skeja

Humie Skeja (Missing People)

Age at disappearance: 40

Missing from: North Shields, North Tyneside

Missing since: 17/10/2018

Reference no: 18-005278

Jasir Skeja

Jasir Skeja (Missing People)

Age at disappearance: 15

Missing from: North Shields, North Tyneside

Missing since: 17/10/2018

Reference no: 18-005274

Michael Whinham

Michael Whinham (Missing People)

Age at disappearance: 31

Missing from: Newcastle Upon Tyne

Missing since: 14/11/2015

Reference no: 16-000652

Callum Young

Callum Young has been missing (Missing People)

Age at disappearance: 22

Missing from: Sunderland, Tyne And Wear

Missing since: 26/08/2015

Reference no: 15-007925

Deniro Kwiatkowski

Deniro Kwiatkowski (Missing People)

Age at disappearance: 14

Missing from: Tyne And Wear

Missing since: 17/07/2015

Reference no: 15-008171

Deniro may also use the names Arkadiusz Kwiatkowski and Dominik Patryk Krupa

Janis Hall

Janis Hall (Missing People)

Age at disappearance: 65

Missing from: Catton

Missing since: 19/12/2013

Reference no: 13-003688

Gerald Quigley

Gerald Quigley is missing (Missing People)

Age at disappearance: 25

Missing from: Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

Missing since: 03/04/1999

Reference no: 08-005270

Fayza Ibrahim

Fayza Ibrahim (Missing People)

Age at disappearance: 38

Missing from: Northumberland, Blyth

Missing since: 04/06/2006

Reference no: 07-020703

Glyn Keatinge

Glyn Keatinge (Missing People)

Age at disappearance: 50

Missing from: Morpeth, Northumberland

Missing since: 03/07/2005

Reference no: 05-005250

Glyn has a small scar on the bridge of his nose and his name tattooed on his wrist.

Melvyn Gamblin

Melvyn Gamblin (Missing People)

Age at disappearance: 37

Missing from: Darlington

Missing since: 03/09/2004

Reference no: 04-001316

Margaret Lewis

Margaret Lewis, who has been missing since 2002 (Missing People)

Age at disappearance: 56

Missing from: Houghton Le Spring, Tyne And Wear

Missing since: 31/01/2002

Reference no: 02-000173

Steven Bell

Steven Bell, who went missing from Westerhope in February 1998, aged 24 (Missing People)

Age at disappearance: 24

Missing from: Westerhope

Missing since: 05/02/1998

Reference no: 02-000789

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