VOLUNTEERS have spent a seventh fruitless weekend searching for a teenager.

Teesdale and Weardale Search and Rescue Team was out on Sunday looking for any sign of Craig Foreman.

The 19-year-old went missing from his home in Denecrest, Medomsley, near Consett, County Durham, in the early hours of Saturday, October 26, last year.

Searches by the police, his family and the rescue team have all drawn a blank.

Deputy team leader Dave Bartles-Smith said: "We have carried out numerous searches around Medomsley over the past three months.

"The searches have been difficult, due to the extensive woodland and steep-sided denes in the area. Unfortunately, we have been unable to find any trace of Craig."

Anyone with information of Craig's whereabouts is asked to contact Consett police, on (01207) 504204.