CONCERN is growing for missing Gloucester teenager Mandy Smith.

Mandy, 16, was last seen near McDonald's in the Kingsditch Retail Centre in Cheltenham at about 11.40pm on Saturday (9 May). It is believed she was visiting a friend.

Mandy did make contact via social media with friends yesterday but did not state where she was.

She also indicated she may have a medical issue, prompting police to appeal once again directly to Mandy to come home.

Mandy is described as white, 5ft 3ins tall, with very long, straight, brown hair When she was last seen she was wearing jeans and a dark jacket.

Mandy, or anyone who knows where Mandy is, should call 101 straight away, quoting incident 481 of 9 May.