John Ankers went missing around 9am Sunday wearing light blue jeans and a white polo top.

He left for work from the Woodchurch area but didn't arrive to open up. His wife, family and friends are worried sick as this is not like him at all.

If you have any information at all please contact me or Merseyside police on 0151 777 3083.

Thanks!

I have pasted a link from Wikiwirral on to my wall on Facebook, good luck. Ian.

Thankyou so much!

Your very welcome.

this guy works at blockbuster bhead ?

Yeah, he left for work yesterday morning to open up but didn't make it in

sorry to here this, good luck

Thankyou!

How did he travel to work?, Public transport or own vehicle? helps to work out where he might have got to?

Hope alls well and you find him soon.

I trust someone has been into the shop itself to check?

He left to the bus from Woodchurch Rd ,I think, he only had £3 on him. The shop has been checked and CCTV has been checked.

This is one of my. Clients family members
Hope your ok dude and come home safe and sound x

Very strange ,hope he turns up ,safe and sound!!!!!!

Hope he is found safe and sound soon.

hope he safe and home soon.

If it's the Blockbusters by the bus station I'm not sure if the bus station has CCTV.May show passengers getting off buses
Do buses have cameras on them?
Shouldn't think there would be too many people on buses at 9am sunday mornings - the driver may also remember his passengers.
Are the police actively looking for himnow or do they have to wait a certain amount of time before they do?

I hope he's found and ok

I hope this has a happy outcome and he returns soon. Good luck.

Just hoping that someone has seen him. Anything no matter how small you think it is it really will help. Even if you're not sure it was him you saw.

Thanks for all your replies!

Have you done a Facebook page ?
I will pass it around friends etc
Already on Tranmere fans site
Good luck

www.facebook.com/FindJohnAnkers

Thank you so much for all your help!

There is a search tonight behind sainsburys prenton 7.15 pm on the arno
Hope he is ok and found safe

Sarah why are they looking behind Sainsburys is this not the blockbusters by the market/carpark in Birkenhead by the bus stops sorry if I'm wrong hope he's found soon.

Why would i know why they are looking there ?
I was told by a family member thats where they are heading
Ovbs they know this poor lad best
Personally if it was me you would look everywhere wouldnt you?
As i have said his family know him best
Hope hes found well and safe out of this cold !

Why would i know why they are looking there ?
I was told by a family member thats where they are heading
Ovbs they know this poor lad best
Personally if it was me you would look everywhere wouldnt you?
As i have said his family know him best
Hope hes found well and safe out of this cold !

Sorry if I read it wrong, I thought you was looking with them as you said There is a search tonight behind sainsburys prenton 7.15 pm, I thought that you may of heard something like he walks that way home again sorry I won't post again on this Sorry if I upset you.

Eddtheduck if he didn't make it to the bus, that's the biggest empty space around there - less likely he's been seen if he's there!

He may have missed the bus and tried to walk through the Arno to catch a bus on the other road?

Just saw this on Facebook . Hope he is found safe and well and reunited with his family soon.

None taken edd
Getting messages off his family ect
There in all bits
Big thanks to people who have tweeted and shared post on facebook twitter ect
Hopefully when i go to see them on sat he will be safe and sound
So worrying in this weather

Hi, sorry for the late reply. My sister in law is his wife. We're all searching in different places. Because they don't know whether he got on the bus or not. We've searched Birkenhead town centre. I've leafletted shops. The sevens taxis are ringing around. Everyone's doing what they can. I work for Argyle park they're helping. It's just insane the amount of love and support out there for him x

all busses have CCTV in i'm sure of it but i don't know if they release it to anyone but police.

i don't know the woodchurch area well so can't comment on potential locations

will put the facebook poster up in work tomorrow if he still hasn't been found in the hope that someone will notice him.

hope he's found soon.

Also I notice noones mentioned to try arrowe park hospital yet? Due to confidentiality they can't say if he's still there but you can phone them 678 5111 I think the number is, and ask if he has been in either to A&E or wards.

Something not too dissimilar happened to me about 12 months ago, won't bore anyone with details but it ended up being much ado about nothing as the missing person was actually in the royal in Liverpool safe and well, they just forgot to let us know...

good advice, sometimes we dont see the wood for the trees.
Hopefully he is ok.

Ive not heard anything new this morning.

If he has a bus pass

Information about you will be obtained in two ways. Initially, when you apply for a concessionary bus pass the Local Authority will process your application and hold your information in a database. This will be added to by the Local Authority when it receives information about you from the bus operator who will record details of your bus journey?

other suggestions I hope may help
Was he depressed or worried (Blockbusters closing down)or on any medication
Are the police actively doing anything and in contact with the family

1 Try local and Liverpool hospitals first
2 Which bus stop did he usually get on the bus (was it on the estate or main road)
Which Blockbusters did he work in
3 Which number bus and time it came usually.
4 Try the bus company to see if the driver recalls anything
5 Try to find out if any CCTV reveals anything (there are lots of cameras all over the place)
6 Does he have a mobile phone (not sure if that can be tracked to a location)
7 Try local media press/tv for anyone who either got that bus on a sunday about that time or was in that area of bus stop.
8 If he has a debit/visa card try to find out if there's been any cash withdrawals or used to buy anything.
The police would most probably check all these out

Hi I work for wirral council as part of the dog fouling team. We cover the entire Wirral. I will pass this on to all my collegues tomorrow for everyone to keep their eyes peeled. hope he is found safe.

Just hope hes bunked off work to go and travel to watch his footy team or something like that (everton away or man utd away?.) Hope he shows up well like the old fella few months back

Just heard on radio that the family are waiting for all CCTV footage of bus route etc and also say police are doing everything they can.

I was driving so only took in basic info but what I heard was that they married in Sept after being together for 8 years. They were at a party the night before and all was fine, he left for work with no mobile as it had ran out of charge.

I really hope he is found safe and well.

Hope he is found soon safe & well.

Have joined the facebook page and have shared tonights north west tonight video, all the best in finding him.

I have posted this on 3 or 4 pages on facebook

we hope he's found safe and well xxxxxx

hope hes found very soon fit and well.. has anyone looked around Birkenhead park, when you think about it its not that far if he just wanted to walk around to sort things out in his head. lets hope he is very safe and well though x

Thank you to everyone for sharing liking the FB page and all the comments/suggestions on here. Haven't had much time to be online sorry!

I saw this on North West Tonight the other evening and found it very sad.

Hope he's found safe and well and if there's anything that can be done, even if its just sticking up a few "come home" posters at his favourite haunts, please ask.

so sorry to hear this thinking of his family and friends, hope he is found safe and well very soon.

Devastated. Heart goes out to Trina and family

just read something on other site . hope its not true . found in raby mere 7.30am . please let this not be true for the sake of the family xx

I've also heard this. I think it's true but I desperately hope it's a mistake

its on the police website that a man's body has been found at raby mere at 7.15am this morning!!!sad by all accounts.

That was october 2012

Facebook page gone, and heart and juice are reporting a body has been found near Arrowe Park.

this doesn't look good, hope all are ok.

Body found in Arrowe Park,so sad.

Perhaps in the light of the discovery at Arrowe Park and out of respect to the family concerned, we should not post further comments until the facts have been published.

Totaly agree .

Thank you!

Thank you to someone sensible.

It is John. Death 'unexplained'.

We like to wait until one of the local tabloids puts it up as official, as you do not say if your a relative or a friend?
And how you came to know ?

I think there is still a lot of hope that is its not.
As i know of 2 people whom know him or the family.

Respectfully Mark.

I beleive that Mark's wife has put on her FB that it is very sadly him

Massive thoughts and prayers being sent xxxxx

Mark, trust me, it's him.

Unfortunately.

R.I.P. John

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/live...al-newlywed-john-ankers-100252-32664206/

Ive now heard from a Few Sources it is Him.

Thoughts go out to the Family and Friends.

So Sad RIP John

Very sad, thoughts are with his family. RIP John.

Hope you have found peace. R. I. P.

So very, very sad my thoughts with his family & friends RIP John

Been confirmed according to the globe r.I.p.

very sad R.I.P

I was really hoping there would be a happy ending here. My condolences to his family.

This is so sad, thoughts are with his family and friends x

A page has been set up for donations towards funeral costs to give John a good send off. Just over £3000 has been raised already. This is just amazing work and shows what real compassion and community spirit can achieve. His wife has said that any money not used will be given to charity. If anyone wants to donate here is the link
https://fundrazr.com/campaigns/bQMTb