Police officers have been carrying out searches in bushes and undergrowth close to where a County Durham man was last seen more than a month ago.
Barry Hopkins went missing from his home in Shotton Colliery on March 22 and was last seen passing the Caterpillar site, in Shotton Road, Peterlee the same morning at around 10am. The 65-year-old’s phone was found near the area but so far, he has not been traced.
Officers are now conducting searches around the A19 area in Peterlee in a bid to locate him. On Friday afternoon, police officers were seen searching by the side of the A19, close to the industrial estate, including in roadside bushes.