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'Please come home, the whole family is missing you': Wife's emotional appeal as fears grow for missing father as searches take place in Telford

The wife of a missing father-of-two has made an emotional plea for her husband, who may be in the Telford area, to return home.

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Fears are growing over the safety of Stephen Woolley, who has not been seen since he went to bed at his Kidderminster home at around 10.15pm on Tuesday.

He was reported missing at 1.20am on Wednesday.

His two sons and police have been searching for the 55-year-old, but so far there have been no confirmed sightings.

Mr Woolley is believed to be driving a silver Vauxhall Zafira

Mr Woolley's wife Carol has now appealed to her husband to come home and urged members of the public to check if they have seen Mr Woolley or his silver Vauxhall Zafira.

Mrs Woolley said: "We miss Stephen so terribly, and can't describe how worried we are.

"Our boys Matthew and Daniel have been out searching day and night.

"He could be anywhere so it's important that we find his car. We would urge everyone to check their streets and ask anyone who has seen it to get in touch the with the police.

"He has no money, no phone and always carries a water bottle, which he is missing. Stephen please come home, the whole family is missing you."

Mr Woolley is a keen walker, and police are focusing their searches on beauty spots across Telford, Malvern and north Wales.

He is believed to be driving a silver Vauxhall Zafira with the registration plate GJ52 FBX and is described as white, around 5ft 6in tall, with short dark hair and a short grey beard.

He usually wears dark-rimmed glasses, and is believed to be wearing a black coat, a fabric fur-lined bomber jacket, black jeans, a navy blue or black fleece and a grey hat.

Anyone with information about Stephen's whereabouts is urged to contact West Mercia Police on 101 or call the Missing People charity on 116 000.

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