UPDATE 10.30pm: Both children have been found safe and well.
Sunday 8pm
An urgent appeal has been issued by police after two children went missing.
The two 14-year-old children have now been missing for more than 24 hours despite a massive search.
They were last seen in the town centre of Bideford, North Devon, and were meant to meet their parents there at 6pm on Saturday.
Police said they were very concerned for the safety of the two children as this behaviour is described by their families as completely out of character. Devon and Cornwall Police said: "Jack Simpson from Shebbear near Torrington and Gwennan Jones from Penarth in South Glamorgan, both 14 years old, were last seen yesterday evening in Bideford town centre and failed to meet their parents as expected at 6pm.
"Extensive searches of the Bideford and surrounding coastal areas have been undertaken using the Coastguard and Police units along with the Police helicopter but as yet no sightings have been reported."
Police said enquiries had revealed that the pair were last seen at Asda in Atlantic village near Bideford at 6pm on Saturday.
Jack is described as 5ft 6ins tall with untidy short brown hair. He was wearing a black tee-shirt with a yellow hoody, purple boots and a red bag.
Gwennan is described as 5ft 2ins tall, of slim build with shoulder length brown hair. She was last seen wearing a black hoody with black and red striped jeans and black Doc Marten boots. Anybody with any information is asked to contact the police on 101 immediately.
Sunday 8pm
An urgent appeal has been issued by police after two children went missing.
The two 14-year-old children have now been missing for more than 24 hours despite a massive search.
They were last seen in the town centre of Bideford, North Devon, and were meant to meet their parents there at 6pm on Saturday.
Police said they were very concerned for the safety of the two children as this behaviour is described by their families as completely out of character. Devon and Cornwall Police said: "Jack Simpson from Shebbear near Torrington and Gwennan Jones from Penarth in South Glamorgan, both 14 years old, were last seen yesterday evening in Bideford town centre and failed to meet their parents as expected at 6pm.
"Extensive searches of the Bideford and surrounding coastal areas have been undertaken using the Coastguard and Police units along with the Police helicopter but as yet no sightings have been reported."
Police said enquiries had revealed that the pair were last seen at Asda in Atlantic village near Bideford at 6pm on Saturday.
Jack is described as 5ft 6ins tall with untidy short brown hair. He was wearing a black tee-shirt with a yellow hoody, purple boots and a red bag.
Gwennan is described as 5ft 2ins tall, of slim build with shoulder length brown hair. She was last seen wearing a black hoody with black and red striped jeans and black Doc Marten boots. Anybody with any information is asked to contact the police on 101 immediately.
