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| Missing John Ankers: Appeal over Blockbuster job loss man | Missing John Ankers: Appeal over Blockbuster job loss man |
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| Police are trying to find a Wirral man who went missing days after finding out he was being made redundant. | Police are trying to find a Wirral man who went missing days after finding out he was being made redundant. |
| John Ankers, 28, was last seen leaving his home in Sandfield Road, Upton, for Blockbusters in Birkenhead at about 10:15 GMT on Sunday. | John Ankers, 28, was last seen leaving his home in Sandfield Road, Upton, for Blockbusters in Birkenhead at about 10:15 GMT on Sunday. |
| He did not turn up and has not contacted his wife Katrina, 27, or his family or friends since. | |
| His family said he was depressed at the news Blockbusters was closing its stores, but this was out of character. | His family said he was depressed at the news Blockbusters was closing its stores, but this was out of character. |
| Police believe Mr Ankers, who married Katrina in September, may have travelled to Birkenhead by bus on Sunday. | |
| 'Ghost hunt plan' | |
| He is described as 5ft 8ins (1.7m) tall with dark brown hair and was last seen wearing a black jacket, white polo shirt, skinny blue jeans and black trainers with white soles. | |
| Police said he is known to frequent the areas of Formby, Liverpool city centre, West Kirby, Heswall, Royden Park and Thurstaston beach. | Police said he is known to frequent the areas of Formby, Liverpool city centre, West Kirby, Heswall, Royden Park and Thurstaston beach. |
| Mrs Ankers said she had already searched many of those areas for him. | |
| "Everybody does love John," she said. | |
| "Nobody would say a bad word against him. | |
| "We were meant to be going to look at a cafe today for him to see if he could take it over, and we were meant to be going on one of those ghost hunts on Saturday in York. | |
| "He was saying that things were looking up a bit since losing his job, so there is nothing really for him to do that (disappear)." | |
| His sister, Lauren Ankers, said: "My mum is in bits, so is his wife, so am I, so is his dad. | His sister, Lauren Ankers, said: "My mum is in bits, so is his wife, so am I, so is his dad. |
| "He has got that many friends, we just want him home." | "He has got that many friends, we just want him home." |
| Ch Insp Nick Gunatilleke added: "He is a very, very social person with a wide circle of friends. | Ch Insp Nick Gunatilleke added: "He is a very, very social person with a wide circle of friends. |
| "He has got keen interests in hill walking, dog walking and is a keen Liverpool fan. | "He has got keen interests in hill walking, dog walking and is a keen Liverpool fan. |
| "This behaviour is completely out of character." | "This behaviour is completely out of character." |
| Anyone who has seen him is being urged to contact police. | Anyone who has seen him is being urged to contact police. |