A heartbroken son has issued an appeal after his mother went missing in Nottingham. Lisa Gannon, 46, is believed to have travelled from Birmingham to Nottingham city centre in the early hours of Monday, July 25, and according to her family has not been heard from since.
The mum-of-two is thought to have boarded a coach to the city at around 5.30am, arriving in Nottingham at around 7.40am. The last known sighting of the Birmingham resident was near Broadmarsh.
Her son Troy Richards, 28, said the Tesco worker has not made contact with her family for days. "She left Birmingham at midnight on July 25, boarded a coach at 5.30/5.45am to Nottingham from a coach station and got off at Broadmarsh, I believe at around 7.40am in the morning. That's the last known sighting of her," Mr Richards said.
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"She could have got on a train and we wouldn't know but I think she's still in Nottingham. She has family there and she would be aware of that.
"I'm not sure if she's reached out. She took a bag and cash and her cards, she's gone with the intention to travel.
"But we're obviously really worried because she hasn't reached out to us. Texts are delivering but she hasn't reached out.
"She's made no contact with anyone, apart from to tell my nan she was okay, but wasn't coming home and wouldn't tell them her location. And that's the last time to my knowledge anyone has spoken to her."
Premier League footballer Nathan Redmond recently shared an appeal on social media to find Ms Gannon and her family have said prominent Birmingham MP Jess Phillips has offered to assist the search. Mr Richards and his younger brother Ellis Richards, 25, have been handing out flyers and plan to search Nottingham for their mum.
Mr Richards said he had been struggling to sleep due to worries about his mum's disappearance. "I'm pulling all the favours in. I'm doing anything I can think of to gain awareness and exposure," Mr Richards added.
"The sleeping is hard because I feel like I'm betraying her, going to sleep and she's out there. I've been struggling to sleep for the last couple of days because my mind is in overdrive.
"I think logically we will get her home but I just don't know how long it's going to take. We've got to hope and stay positive despite there being a crisis."
"She has lots of worried [Tesco] customers asking about her well-being. Most say, when in a bad day, it’s my mother's smile that they go looking for in the shop to cheer them up." Ms Gannon says ge has been reported as missing to Nottinghamshire Police.
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