POLICE are searching for a missing 16-year-old boy with links to Halton.

Ellis Clegg has been missing from home in Egremont in Wirral since yesterday evening, Thursday.

He was last seen around Barnfield Avenue in Runcorn.

Merseyside Police say extensive enquiries are ongoing to find him.

Ellis is described as being 5' 8" tall, of a slim build and with short brown hair and brown eyes.

He was last seen wearing a black Under Armour tracksuit, grey Berghaus sports top and black Nike trainers.

He is known to frequent Runcorn, Widnes, Liverpool city centre and Llangollen in north Wales.

Anyone who sees him is asked to call police on 101, direct message @MerPolCC on Twitter or visit merseyside.police.uk/ro/report/mp/v2/report-sighting-of-missing-person-form/