POLICE say they are increasingly concerned for a missing 14-year-old Carlisle boy.

Lewis Nicholson was last seen seven days ago in Brisco Road, Carlisle - at around 2pm on January 5.

Cumbria Police has issued the following description as they renewed their efforts to trace the teenager.

He is 5ft 4in, with a shaved skin-head and when last seen he was wearing a dark green T-shirt, skinny dark blue tracksuit bottom, black jacket and black Nike trainers.

Anyone with information of Lewis’s whereabouts should contact police on 101. Officers would also like to urge Lewis to contact this number if he sees this appeal.