Nicola Bulley: Missing woman described as 'the kindest soul' by friend

One of missing Nicola Bulley's friends has made an affectional entreaty for immoderate caller witnesses to travel forward, a week aft the mother-of-two went missing.

The 45-year-old was past seen connected a riverside canine locomotion successful St Michael's connected Wyre, Lancashire, connected 27 January.

A large hunt for Ms Bulley has been continuing, but nary hint of her has been found.

Friend Emma White described her arsenic "the astir beauteous person" and "the kindest soul".

Ms White told BBC Breakfast: "We conscionable request thing to commencement making sense, we've got nary information."

Neighbours and friends are holding banners by the roadworthy successful the colony successful the anticipation it volition drawback the attraction of anyone who whitethorn person seen something.

Luke Sumner said: "We're going to bash perfectly everything imaginable to find immoderate accusation arsenic to wherever Nicola has gone.

"The assemblage tone has been perfectly phenomenal."

Police were alerted aft Ms Bulley's canine was recovered moving escaped disconnected Garstang Road astir 25 minutes aft she was past seen.

Her telephone was aboriginal recovered connected a bench, inactive connected to a enactment call.

A harness and pb for her springer spaniel, Willow, was besides discovered connected the bench.

Police said officers were keeping an "open mind" astir what had happened, but did not judge Ms Bulley had been attacked.