Police are renewing their appeal to trace 14-year-old Julia Gradecka who was last seen in the Waterfall Walk area of Dalkeith around 7am on Saturday, 13 July, 2024.

Enquiries carried out now show she was seen on CCTV in Princes Street, Edinburgh at 11.20 pm on Tuesday, 16 July, 2024 in the company of Daniel Carroll, aged 15, who is also missing from the Bellshill area.

Julia is described as being around 5ft 9in in height, of medium build with long brown hair. When last seen she was wearing a purple and white jumper, black leggings and white crocs.  Julia is known to frequent the Bellshill area of North Lanarkshire. 

Inspector Watson from Dalkeith Police Station said: “As time passes we are becoming increasingly concerned for Julia’s welfare and would urge anyone who may have seen her, or has any information on her whereabouts, to contact police.

“Likewise, if Julia sees or hears about this appeal, please call us, so we know you are safe and well.”

Anyone with any information is asked to contact 101 quoting reference 3389 of 13 July, 2024.

John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.