Police have issued an appeal for information about an Eastville girl who has been missing for five days.
The last confirmed sighting of Alex Cochrane, 14, was in Eastville Park at about 8pm on Saturday, September 21.
The Bristol Brunel Academy pupil's step-mum Nickie Ely says the family is extremely worried about her welfare.
An Avon and Somerset Police spokeswoman said: "Alex is white, about 5ft 2ins, with shoulder-length gingery-blonde hair.
"When last seen, Alex was wearing a white top, blue jeans and white Nike Air Force trainers.
"She is understood to have travelled alone to Stoke-on-Trent by public transport on Saturday evening.
"Did you travel from Bristol to the Midlands over the weekend? Did you see Alex?"
Went out with friends
Ms Ely, 48, said Alex went out with friends on Friday evening and did not come back.
She added: "We have had some reports of sightings in Stoke-on-Trent on social media.
"We have gone up there looking and been speaking to locals.
"It's our daughter missing and we'll do anything to get her back home."
The reported sightings of Alex were in the Tunstall area of Stoke.
She was reportedly seen at the Asda supermarket in Scotia Road on Monday and on a park bench in Summerbank Road on the evenings of Saturday and Sunday.
If you know where Alex is now, call 999 quoting reference 5219219183.
If you have any other information which could help get in touch through www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/contact or call 101 quoting the same reference.
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