A TEENAGE teenage boy who has been missing from his home for a week has been found found safe and well.

Police have confirned the youngster was found in the Boiroughbrisge area following a public appeal.

John Barker, 14, from Skelton on Ure, Ripon, was reported missing from his home address by his family on January 3.

He was last seen on Roecliffe Lane in Boroughbridge at 5pm on January 9.

He was described as 5ft 8ins tall, of proportionate build, with a pale complexion, short fair hair, blue eyes and a local accent.

When last seen he was wearing grey tracksuit bottoms and a green coat with a fur hood.