Urgent search for mum and 14-year-old daughter missing for more than a week

Lydia and Hannah Sheehan,who have been missing since July 18 (Picture: SWNS)

An urgent search is underway for a woman and her 14-year-old daughter who have not been seen for more than a week.

Hannah Sheehan,45,and her daughter Lydia have been missing from the town of Pershore,south-east of Worcester,since July 18.

Family and friends are now ‘growing increasingly concerned for their welfare’,West Mercia Police said.

Hannah is slim and has shoulder-length brown hair with blonde highlights. She is around 5ft 4in tall.

Lydia also has shoulder-length brown hair and brown eyes.

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Start your day informed with Metro's News Updates newsletter or get Breaking News alerts the moment it happens.The pair were last seen on the Worcestershire village’s Sheldon Close at around 10.30am on Friday last week.Police believe they may have travelled to another part of the country nearby.Hannah and Lydia have links to Stratford-upon-Avon,Leamington Spa,Redditch and Wellesbourne.