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| Police have teamed up with a council to carry out bin searches in a bid to find fresh clues in their hunt for missing schoolgirl Shannon Matthews. | Police have teamed up with a council to carry out bin searches in a bid to find fresh clues in their hunt for missing schoolgirl Shannon Matthews. |
| About 50 officers specially trained in search tactics are scouring bins in the area near her West Yorkshire home as the inquiry moved into its seventh day. | About 50 officers specially trained in search tactics are scouring bins in the area near her West Yorkshire home as the inquiry moved into its seventh day. |
| Kirklees Council said waste teams were accompanying police and emptying the bins after checks had been made. | Kirklees Council said waste teams were accompanying police and emptying the bins after checks had been made. |
| Shannon Matthews failed to return to her home in Dewsbury Moor on Tuesday. | Shannon Matthews failed to return to her home in Dewsbury Moor on Tuesday. |
| Police said they were "gravely concerned" for the schoolgirl. | Police said they were "gravely concerned" for the schoolgirl. |
| Map of key locations | Map of key locations |
| A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said bins on the route between Westmoor Junior School - where Shannon is a pupil - and her home on Moorside Road were being searched. | A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said bins on the route between Westmoor Junior School - where Shannon is a pupil - and her home on Moorside Road were being searched. |
| He added: "The bins have been left uncollected so officers can check their contents in the hope of uncovering any clue as to her whereabouts." | He added: "The bins have been left uncollected so officers can check their contents in the hope of uncovering any clue as to her whereabouts." |
| Shannon is described as timid, about 4ft 1in tall, with shoulder-length hair that may have been tied in a ponytail. | Shannon is described as timid, about 4ft 1in tall, with shoulder-length hair that may have been tied in a ponytail. |
| She was last seen leaving Dewsbury Sports Centre where CCTV footage showed her wearing distinctive pink Bratz boots. | She was last seen leaving Dewsbury Sports Centre where CCTV footage showed her wearing distinctive pink Bratz boots. |
| Church service | Church service |
| The gardens and outhouses of more than 200 homes within half a mile of the family home have been searched and police have received more than 300 calls about Shannon. | The gardens and outhouses of more than 200 homes within half a mile of the family home have been searched and police have received more than 300 calls about Shannon. |
| On Sunday the service at St James Church, Heckmondwike, was dedicated to the schoolgirl. | On Sunday the service at St James Church, Heckmondwike, was dedicated to the schoolgirl. |
| Rev Simon Pitcher said: "We lit a candle and we had a silence so we could pray for her family and for her safe return." | Rev Simon Pitcher said: "We lit a candle and we had a silence so we could pray for her family and for her safe return." |
| Specialist divers have searched a pond, along with sewers and drains in the hunt for any trace of her. | Specialist divers have searched a pond, along with sewers and drains in the hunt for any trace of her. |
| On Saturday her family handed out leaflets at Leeds United's Elland Road ground before the fixture with Crewe Alexandra. | On Saturday her family handed out leaflets at Leeds United's Elland Road ground before the fixture with Crewe Alexandra. |
| Posters in English, Urdu and Hungarian have also been displayed in shop windows in the area. | Posters in English, Urdu and Hungarian have also been displayed in shop windows in the area. |
| MISSING SHANNON - KEY LOCATIONS Sightings 19 Feb 1500 - CCTV shows Shannon leaving Dewsbury sports centre19 Feb 1510 - Gets off bus outside school to walk home Reported sightings 19 Feb 1700-2000 - Park at junction of Staincliffe and Heckmondwike Roads19 Feb 1830-1930 - Playing fields behind Westmoor Junior School20 Feb 0915-0930 - Moorcroft Road Search locations Pond behind Dewsbury & District Hospital, Heald RoadAll possible routes home from Westmoor Junior School | |
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