AN 11-year-old boy has gone missing in the Middlesbrough area.

Early this morning Cleveland Police issued an appeal to the public for help to trace missing John Connors.

The boy was last seen in Middlesbrough on Friday night.

He wearing black Nike tracksuit bottoms, a jumper and black and orange Nike trainers.

A spokesperson for Cleveland Police said: "Police are urgently re-appealing to trace missing 11 year old John Connors who was last seen in the Elkington Walk/Burwell Road areas of Middlesbrough last night, Friday 7th May at around 10pm.

"John is extremely vulnerable and is dependent on medication which he hasn’t taken for two days.

"He was last seen wearing black Nike tracksuit bottoms and a jumper and black and orange Nike trainers.

"He has links to following areas of Middlesbrough: Park End, Pallister Park, North Ormesby and Berwick Hills."

Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is asked to contact Cleveland Police on 101 quoting 072999.