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Anthony: Missing in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester

Case No. DHF-049 | Subject: Anthony, 69, of Radcliffe | Date: Sunday 1 November 2026 (last seen) | Location: Netley Gardens and Water Street, Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, England, UK | Status: MISSING

Posted: 6 November 2026

Updated: 7 November 2026

Status stamp: MISSING

UPDATE — 7 November 2026: This file was first published on 6 November 2026, recording the position as of Thursday 5 November 2026. On Friday 6 November 2026, Greater Manchester Police issued a fresh appeal for information about Anthony, saying that despite extensive searches involving specialist police teams and Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, he remains missing, with no confirmed sighting since Sunday 1 November. The fresh appeal repeats the 5 November update in full — last seen about 4 p.m. near the Royal Oak pub, underwater search teams deployed, the canal-path possibility, and the dog lead still not found. No new fact about where Anthony is, or what happened to him, has been reported. The rest of this file is the record as it stood on 6 November 2026, with the changes below marked.

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Case card for DHF-049 — Anthony case, Radcliffe, Greater Manchester. Status: MISSING.

Caption: Case card for DHF-049 — Anthony case, Radcliffe, Greater Manchester. Status: MISSING.

THE FILE CARD

Case File No.DHF-049
SubjectAnthony, 69, of Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, England, UK. Greater Manchester Police have released only his first name in every appeal relied on here; no surname has been published in any source relied on here.
DateSunday 1 November 2026, in the afternoon (last seen; the first appeals give around 3 p.m. on Netley Gardens, and the 5 November police update gives about 4 p.m. near the Royal Oak pub in Water Street — see Timeline)
LocationNetley Gardens and Water Street, Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, England, UK (where he was last seen walking his dog)
StatusMISSING
Investigating authoritiesGreater Manchester Police (missing-person investigation and public appeals; search ongoing as of 6 November 2026), working with Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service
Person chargedNone. No person is named as a suspect in this file, and no charge is reported in any source relied on here. No crime is alleged in connection with this disappearance in any source relied on here.
One-line summaryAnthony, 69, was last seen walking his dog in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, on Sunday afternoon, 1 November 2026. His dog was found several hours later, but Anthony has not been found. Greater Manchester Police have issued repeated public appeals, the latest on Friday 6 November 2026, released images of the clothes he was last wearing and of the dog lead he is believed to have been using, and are searching with specialist teams including an underwater search team. As of Friday 6 November 2026 he is still missing. No foul play has been indicated in any source relied on here, and no explanation for his disappearance has been established.

Why this file is stamped MISSING: The stamp records only the position as it stands on 7 November 2026. Anthony was last seen on Sunday afternoon, 1 November 2026, walking his dog in Radcliffe. His dog was found several hours later, but Anthony has not been found, and Greater Manchester Police confirmed on Thursday 5 November 2026 that he was still missing and that their search was continuing, and on Friday 6 November 2026 they issued a fresh appeal, saying that despite extensive searches he remains missing. No source relied on here reports that he has been found, and no source relied on here reports any crime, charge, or finding about what happened to him. The stamp is not a judgement about where he is or what happened to him. If he is found, or if the police announce a finding, this file will be updated, dated, and re-stamped if the facts require it — never quietly rewritten.

THE CASE

Sunday afternoon

On Sunday afternoon, 1 November 2026, a 69-year-old man from Radcliffe went out to walk his dog. His name, as far as the public record goes, is Anthony. Greater Manchester Police have released only his first name in every appeal they have issued about him, and no surname has appeared in any of the reporting relied on here. That is not an omission in this file. It is the limit of what the police have chosen to release, and this file respects it.

The first appeals, issued on Monday 2 November, put Anthony on Netley Gardens in Radcliffe at around 3 p.m. on Sunday, walking his dog. The dog was on a red lead and wearing a black collar. That is the whole of the first public account of the last sighting: a man, a dog, a residential street, a Sunday afternoon. The police said they were becoming increasingly concerned about him and wanted to make sure he was safe and well, and they asked anyone with information to come forward, quoting log 4055 of 1 November 2026.

By the time that first appeal went out, the dog had already been found. It was found several hours after Anthony was last seen, near the junction of Higher Ainsworth Road and Bury and Bolton Road. The reports do not say exactly when, or by whom, or in what state the dog was found — only that it was found, and that Anthony was not with it. That is the detail that turns an ordinary missing-person appeal into something harder to read. A man goes out with his dog on a Sunday afternoon. The dog comes back, or is found, alone. The man does not.

Radcliffe is a town in Greater Manchester, and Netley Gardens is a residential street there. Nothing in the reporting suggests Anthony was going anywhere unusual. He was walking his dog, as he presumably did often. The police description of him is plain: he is white, 69 years old, and was last seen wearing a blue puffer coat and blue jeans. The first report described the coat as navy and noted that he usually wears light blue jeans. There is nothing in any of that to build a theory on, and this file does not build one. What it records is the shape of the afternoon: a routine walk, a last sighting, a dog found without its owner, and a family waiting.

The first appeals

The appeal went out on social media early on Monday morning, 2 November, and the local press picked it up the same day. Greater Manchester Police said officers were becoming increasingly concerned about Anthony and wanted to make sure he was safe and well. The wording matters, because it is the same wording the police use when a missing person may be vulnerable, or may have come to harm, or may simply be lost — and the police did not say which of those they believed. They said only that they were concerned, and that they wanted him found.

The first appeal carried the essentials: who he is, where he was last seen, what he was wearing, and how to report information. Anyone with information was asked to contact Greater Manchester Police on 101, quoting log 4055 of 1 November 2026, and to call 999 in an emergency. That log number has run through every appeal since, and it is repeated in this file for the same reason it was published in the first place: so that anyone who saw Anthony on Sunday afternoon, or who has seen him since, can get what they know to the right officers.

On Tuesday 3 November, the police renewed the appeal. They said officers were still searching for Anthony, who was last seen in the Radcliffe area on Sunday afternoon, and that concerns for his welfare continued to grow. With the renewed appeal they released two images showing the clothing they believed Anthony was wearing when he was last seen: a blue puffer coat and blue jeans. The police statement thanked the public for sharing the appeal, and repeated the description and the log number. The dog, the statement confirmed again, had been found. Anthony himself remained missing.

Two days in, the public record of the case was still very short. A man, a dog walk, a last sighting, a dog found alone, a description, a log number. There was no reported sighting of Anthony after Sunday afternoon, no reported contact, and no reported development of any kind. The search was continuing, but the public record of it was, day after day, the same appeal restated — with one addition each time, as if the police were slowly putting more of the picture in front of the public in the hope that something in it would be recognised.

Thursday: the canal path and the lead

On Thursday 5 November, five days after Anthony was last seen, the police gave their fullest update yet, and the picture changed in two ways. The first was the search itself. Greater Manchester Police said multiple teams, including specialist units and an underwater search team, were involved in the operation, and that officers were working alongside their partners, including Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service. The underwater search team was working near Anthony's last known location.

The second was the place. The 5 November update said Anthony went missing while walking his dog near the Royal Oak pub in Water Street, Radcliffe, at about 4 p.m. on 1 November — and that the police believed he could have walked onto a canal path behind the Royal Oak pub. The detective leading the search, Detective Inspector Steven Horton, said: "We are becoming increasingly concerned for Anthony's welfare and officers are working alongside our partners, including Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, as we continue our search. We believe Anthony could have walked onto a canal path behind the Royal Oak pub on Sunday and we're urging anyone who knows the surrounding area, or regularly uses the route, to remain vigilant and get in touch with us with any information."

That is a different time and a different spot from the first appeals, which put him on Netley Gardens at around 3 p.m. This file does not reconcile the two, because no source relied on here reconciles them. Both accounts describe the same Sunday afternoon in the same part of Radcliffe, and both come from the police. It may be that there were two sightings, or that the later update refined the earlier one. What is certain is that the police, by Thursday, were focused on the ground behind the Royal Oak pub — the canal path, and the water beside it.

Detective Inspector Horton was careful about what that focus meant. "While underwater search teams are involved in this operation," he said, "the hypothesis that Anthony could have entered water is just one line of enquiry that we are currently exploring." That sentence is worth reading twice. The presence of an underwater search team does not mean the police believe Anthony is in the water. It means they are not willing to leave the possibility unchecked. The file records the distinction because the distinction is the whole difference between a search and a conclusion, and this case has not reached a conclusion.

The 5 November update also released something new: an image of the lead the police believe Anthony was using to walk his dog when he went missing. The lead has not been found. The police asked anyone who comes across it, or thinks they have seen it, to call 101 or report it online. A dog lead is a small, ordinary object, and it is easy to miss how much it matters. The dog was found without it. Anthony was last seen with it. If the lead turns up somewhere, it marks a place Anthony was. That is why the police released its picture, and why this file records it: it is, at present, the only object in the case that is both missing and findable.

Detective Inspector Horton ended his statement with the sentence that has run through the case since the first appeal: "Our priority is bringing Anthony home to his family who we are supporting during this particularly distressing time." The police have said they are supporting his family. No family member has been named in any source relied on here, and no family statement has been published in any source relied on here. That, too, is recorded as it stands: a family is waiting, and the police are with them, and the public record holds nothing more about them than that.

What this file does not do

This file does not say Anthony was harmed, because no source relied on here has said that, and no foul play has been indicated in any source relied on here. It does not name any suspect, because none exists in the sources, and it does not state any motive, because no court record exists. It does not describe any injuries, because there is no report of any. It does not speculate about where he is, or why he did not come home, or whether he will come home, because no source relied on here gives any basis for doing so.

It does not treat the underwater search team as proof that Anthony entered the water, because the police have said plainly that the water is only one line of enquiry. It does not treat the dog being found as evidence of anything beyond what it is — a dog found several hours after its owner was last seen, near a road junction, without its lead. It does not say which of the two reported last-sighting times is the right one, because no source relied on here says so. And it does not give Anthony a surname, because the police have not released one, and inventing one would be worse than leaving the gap.

That is also why this file is stamped MISSING and not anything stronger. The stamp is not a finding about what happened to him. It is a record of the position on 7 November 2026: a 69-year-old man went out to walk his dog in Radcliffe on the afternoon of Sunday 1 November 2026, was last seen that afternoon, and has not been found. His dog was found. His lead was not. The police are searching on land and in the water, and they are asking anyone who knows the ground behind the Royal Oak pub, or who has seen the lead, to come forward. If he is found, or if the police announce a finding about what happened, this file will be updated with the date and the source, and the stamp will change to match the facts. Until then, the file stays as it is: a short record of a man who went out with his dog on a Sunday afternoon and did not come home, and of a search that is still going on.

TIMELINE

  • Sunday 1 November 2026, around 3 p.m. — Anthony, 69, is last seen on Netley Gardens, Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, walking his dog, according to the first Greater Manchester Police appeals, as reported by the Bury Times on 2 and 3 November 2026. The dog was on a red lead and wearing a black collar.
  • Sunday 1 November 2026, several hours later — Anthony's dog is found near the junction of Higher Ainsworth Road and Bury and Bolton Road, without Anthony, according to the Bury Times and The Sun, reporting the police update of 5 November 2026. The reports do not say exactly when the dog was found.
  • Monday 2 November 2026, early morning — Greater Manchester Police share a missing-person appeal on social media. The Bury Times reports that officers are becoming increasingly concerned about Anthony and want to make sure he is safe and well. Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101, quoting log 4055 of 1 November 2026.
  • Tuesday 3 November 2026 — Greater Manchester Police renew the appeal. The Bury Times reports that officers are still searching, that concerns for Anthony's welfare continue to grow, and that the police have released two images showing the clothing they believe he was wearing when last seen: a blue puffer coat and blue jeans. The police thank the public for sharing the appeal.
  • Thursday 5 November 2026 — Greater Manchester Police give a fuller update, reported by the Bury Times, the Messenger Newspapers and The Sun. Multiple teams, including specialist units and an underwater search team, are searching, working with Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service. The update places Anthony's disappearance near the Royal Oak pub in Water Street, Radcliffe, at about 4 p.m. on 1 November, and says police believe he could have walked onto a canal path behind the pub. Police release an image of the dog lead they believe he was using; the lead has not been found. Detective Inspector Steven Horton says the water-entry hypothesis is just one line of enquiry, and that the priority is bringing Anthony home to his family.
  • Friday 6 November 2026 — This file is published on this date. Greater Manchester Police issue a fresh appeal for information: despite extensive searches involving specialist police teams and Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, Anthony remains missing, and there has been no confirmed sighting of him since 1 November. The appeal repeats the 5 November update — last seen about 4 p.m. near the Royal Oak pub, underwater search teams deployed, canal-path possibility, dog lead still not found — and asks anyone with information to contact police on 101, quoting log 4055 of 1 November 2026. (Bury Times, 6 November 2026.)

EVIDENCE & LEADS

  • The last sightings (Sunday 1 November 2026, afternoon): Anthony was last seen walking his dog in Radcliffe, according to Greater Manchester Police, as reported by the Bury Times (2, 3 and 5 November 2026), the Messenger Newspapers (5 November 2026) and The Sun (5 November 2026). The first appeals give Netley Gardens at around 3 p.m.; the 5 November police update gives near the Royal Oak pub in Water Street at about 4 p.m. No source relied on here reconciles the two times and places, and this file does not reconcile them.
  • Who he is: Anthony, 69, of Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, England, according to Greater Manchester Police, as reported by the Bury Times, the Messenger Newspapers and The Sun. No surname has been released by the police in any source relied on here, and none is given in this file.
  • Description and clothing: White; 69 years old; last seen wearing a blue puffer coat and blue jeans — according to Greater Manchester Police, as reported by the Bury Times (2, 3 and 5 November 2026) and The Sun. The first report described the coat as navy and noted that he usually wears light blue jeans. On 3 November 2026 the police released two images showing the clothing they believe he was wearing when last seen.
  • The dog: Anthony was walking his dog when last seen; the dog was on a red lead and wearing a black collar, according to the Bury Times (3 November 2026). The dog was found several hours later near the junction of Higher Ainsworth Road and Bury and Bolton Road, according to the Bury Times and The Sun (5 November 2026). The reports do not say exactly when the dog was found, or by whom.
  • The dog lead: Greater Manchester Police released an image of the lead they believe Anthony was using to walk his dog when he went missing, according to the Bury Times and The Sun (5 November 2026). The lead has not been found. Anyone who comes across it, or thinks they have seen it, is asked to call 101 or report it online.
  • The canal path: Greater Manchester Police believe Anthony could have walked onto a canal path behind the Royal Oak pub in Water Street, Radcliffe, according to Detective Inspector Steven Horton, as reported by the Bury Times, the Messenger Newspapers and The Sun (5 November 2026). The police are urging anyone who knows the surrounding area, or regularly uses the route, to remain vigilant and get in touch.
  • The search: Multiple teams, including specialist units and an underwater search team, are involved in the operation, according to the Bury Times and The Sun (5 November 2026). The underwater search team is working near Anthony's last known location. Officers are working alongside their partners, including Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, according to Detective Inspector Steven Horton. The hypothesis that Anthony could have entered water is just one line of enquiry currently being explored, according to Detective Inspector Horton.
  • The police appeals: Greater Manchester Police issued a missing-person appeal on social media early on Monday 2 November 2026, renewed the appeal on Tuesday 3 November 2026, gave a fuller update on Thursday 5 November 2026, and issued a fresh appeal on Friday 6 November 2026, according to the Bury Times. The standing instruction in every appeal is to contact Greater Manchester Police on 101, quoting log 4055 of 1 November 2026, and to call 999 in an emergency.
  • The fresh appeal (Greater Manchester Police, 6 November 2026, via the Bury Times): Police issued a fresh appeal for information, saying that despite extensive searches involving specialist police teams and Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, Anthony remains missing, with no confirmed sighting since 1 November. The appeal repeats the 5 November update in full — last seen about 4 p.m. near the Royal Oak pub, underwater search teams deployed, canal-path possibility, dog lead still not found — and repeats the standing instruction to contact police on 101, quoting log 4055 of 1 November 2026.
  • The family: Detective Inspector Steven Horton said on 5 November 2026 that the police's priority is bringing Anthony home to his family, who the police are supporting during a particularly distressing time, according to the Bury Times, the Messenger Newspapers and The Sun. No family member has been named in any source relied on here, and no family statement has been published in any source relied on here.
  • What is NOT evidence in this file: any sighting of Anthony after Sunday afternoon, 1 November 2026 (none reported in any source relied on here); any confirmed location for him after that time (the dog was found without him; the lead has not been found); any indication of foul play (none in any source relied on here); any suspect, charge, or allegation against any person (none exists in the sources relied on here); any explanation for why he did not come home (none reported in any source relied on here); any finding that he entered the water (the police have said this is only one line of enquiry); a surname for Anthony (none released in any source relied on here); the dog's name or breed (not reported in any source relied on here); the exact time the dog was found (not reported in any source relied on here).
    Illustration of a quiet residential street at dusk — atmospheric artwork, not a photograph of Netley Gardens and not evidence.

Caption: Illustration of a quiet residential street at dusk — atmospheric artwork, not a photograph of Netley Gardens and not evidence.

STILL UNKNOWN

  • Where is Anthony? He has not been found as of 6 November 2026, and no source relied on here reports any sighting of him after Sunday afternoon, 1 November 2026. This file does not speculate about where he is.
  • Where was he last seen — Netley Gardens at around 3 p.m., or near the Royal Oak pub at about 4 p.m.? The first appeals give Netley Gardens at around 3 p.m.; the 5 November police update gives near the Royal Oak pub in Water Street at about 4 p.m. No source relied on here reconciles the two, and this file does not choose between them.
  • What happened to the dog lead? The police believe Anthony was using a lead to walk his dog when he went missing, and they have released an image of it, but the lead has not been found. This file does not guess where it is or what its absence means.
  • Did Anthony walk onto the canal path? The police believe he could have walked onto a canal path behind the Royal Oak pub, and they are urging people who know the area to come forward. That is a possibility the police are exploring, not a finding.
  • Did Anthony enter the water? The police have said plainly that the water-entry hypothesis is just one line of enquiry currently being explored. The presence of an underwater search team is not a finding, and this file does not treat it as one.
  • Why did he not come home? No source relied on here says why Anthony did not return, whether he was lost, unwell, or anything else. This file does not guess.
  • Has anything happened to him? No foul play has been indicated in any source relied on here, and no source relied on here reports any crime, charge, or finding about what happened to him. This file does not call his disappearance a crime.
  • Has anything changed since Thursday 5 November 2026? — ANSWERED in part 7 November 2026: Yes — Greater Manchester Police issued a fresh appeal on Friday 6 November 2026, confirming that despite extensive searches Anthony remains missing. No new fact about where he is, or what happened to him, has been reported.

What would change this file: if Anthony is found; if Greater Manchester Police announce a finding, a charge, or a conclusion about what happened; if his family issues a further statement; or if any official source confirms his surname, the last-sighting time and place, or the whereabouts of the dog lead, this file will be updated with the date, the source, and the new stamp if the facts require it — never quietly rewritten. Until then, the stamp stays MISSING.

If you have information: Anyone who has seen Anthony, or who knows where he might be, should contact Greater Manchester Police on 101, quoting log 4055 of 1 November 2026 — the channel given in every police appeal for this case — or call 999 in an emergency. Anyone who has seen the dog lead the police believe he was using, or who knows the canal path behind the Royal Oak pub, should also come forward. Do not send money to anyone claiming to hold him, and do not share unverified claims about him online: he is a missing person with a family waiting for him, not a puzzle for the internet to solve.

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SOURCES

  • Bury Times, 5 November 2026 — "Police continue search for missing 69-year-old in Radcliffe" (published 16:25, updated 16:43): Greater Manchester Police continue to search for 69-year-old Anthony, who went missing while walking his dog near the Royal Oak pub in Water Street, Radcliffe, at about 4 p.m. on 1 November; multiple teams including specialist units and an underwater search team; dog found several hours later near the junction of Higher Ainsworth Road and Bury and Bolton Road; underwater team working near the last known location; Detective Inspector Steven Horton quotes (canal path, lead image, water as one line of enquiry, priority bringing Anthony home to his family); contact 101, log 4055 of 1 November 2026. Read in full.
  • Bury Times, 3 November 2026 — "Police renew appeal for missing 69-year-old Radcliffe man" (published 14:14, updated 15:00): renewed appeal; last seen on Netley Gardens at around 3 p.m. on Sunday 1 November, walking his dog on a red lead with a black collar; dog found, Anthony still missing; two images of clothing released (blue puffer coat and blue jeans); police "increasingly concerned"; contact 101, log 4055 of 1 November 2026. Read in full.
  • Bury Times, 2 November 2026 — "Missing Anthony, 69, last seen walking dog as police concern grows" (published 07:09, updated 07:31): first appeal; last seen on Netley Gardens at around 3 p.m. on Sunday 1 November while walking his dog; dog found, Anthony still missing; described as white, wearing a navy coat, usually light blue jeans; appeal shared on social media early Monday morning; contact 101, log 4055 of 1 November 2026; 999 in an emergency. Read in full.
  • The Sun (Ireland), 5 November 2026 — "Desperate search for missing pensioner, 69, who vanished walking his dog 4 days ago as cops share 'distinctive dog lead'": last seen near the Royal Oak pub in Radcliffe on Sunday; dog discovered several hours later near the Higher Ainsworth Road junction and Bury and Bolton Road; underwater search team operating near Anthony's home; blue puffer coat and jeans; CCTV images of last sighting and picture of the dog lead released; Detective Inspector Steven Horton quotes in full. Read in full.
  • Messenger Newspapers, 5 November 2026 — "Police continue search for missing 69-year-old in Radcliffe" (published 17:24, updated 17:27): same 5 November police update as the Bury Times (Newsquest sister title): search near the Royal Oak pub, underwater team, dog found, lead image, Detective Inspector Steven Horton quotes, log 4055 of 1 November 2026. Read via search summary; the full article was not read directly, and no fact in this file rests on this report alone.
  • BritBrief, 2 November 2026 — "Pensioner missing after dog walk in Radcliffe sparks police appeal" (published 08:10): first appeal; last seen on Netley Gardens at 3 p.m. on Sunday 1 November walking his dog; dog found, Anthony still missing; described as a white male, last seen wearing a navy coat, usually light blue jeans; GMP social-media appeal quoted; contact 101, log 4055 of 01/11/26. Read via search summary; the full article was not read directly, and no fact in this file rests on this report alone.
  • Bury Times, 6 November 2026 — "Police renew appeal for missing man 69, in Radcliffe" (published 12:42, updated 13:30): read in full. Greater Manchester Police issue a fresh appeal; despite extensive searches involving specialist police teams and Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, Anthony remains missing; no confirmed sighting since 1 November; the appeal repeats the 5 November update (last seen about 4 p.m. near the Royal Oak pub, underwater search teams, canal-path possibility, dog lead still not found, Detective Inspector Steven Horton quotes); contact 101, log 4055 of 1 November 2026. Corroborated by The Mirror, 6 November 2026 — "Police issue update on desperate search for pensioner who vanished while walking his dog" (search extract), which reports a renewed appeal on 6 November.
  • No competitor article text or image is reproduced in this file. Facts are stated in Dark History Files' own words, with official material attributed to its source. No source beyond those listed above was relied on for facts in the draft and in the 7 November 2026 update. No search-volume numbers are stated, because no tool returned any.
Illustration of a canal towpath at dawn — atmospheric artwork, not a photograph of the canal path behind the Royal Oak pub and not evidence.

Caption: Illustration of a canal towpath at dawn — atmospheric artwork, not a photograph of the canal path behind the Royal Oak pub and not evidence.

Reader question: Anthony went out to walk his dog on a Sunday afternoon and did not come home. What should a community do when a neighbour goes missing — and what should it stop doing?

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Update log — 7 November 2026: (1) Update box added at the top of the file. (2) "Updated: 7 November 2026" added after the Posted line. (3) File Card: one-line summary amended to record the fresh appeal of 6 November 2026. (4) "Why this file is stamped" box amended to record the fresh appeal and the position as of 7 November 2026. (5) THE CASE: the position date changed from 6 November to 7 November 2026. (6) Timeline: the 6 November 2026 entry rewritten — the old entry said "no further development has been reported", which was wrong; a fresh appeal was issued on 6 November. (7) Evidence & Leads: fresh-appeal item added; police-appeals item amended. (8) STILL UNKNOWN: the "Has anything changed since Thursday 5 November" item marked ANSWERED in part. (9) Sources: Bury Times 6 November 2026 appended (The Mirror as corroboration). (10) Closing line updated to 7 November 2026. NOT changed: title, search description, labels, stamp (stays MISSING), file strip, share card (no new card — stamp unchanged), tip box, reader question, Previous/Next file lines, Related files, WATCH THE FULL STORY, images 2–3, the permalink.

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