"Come home" Messages on yellow ribbons left for missing mother Nicola Bulley
Her friends and family have been leaving messages on a bridge near where she disappeared
The family and friends of missing mum Nicola Bulley have launched a fresh push on social media to try and find her.
The "Bring Nikki Home" group has posted pictures of her loved ones leaving yellow ribbons with handwritten messages on a bridge close to where she disappeared in St Michael's On Wyre.
The 45 year-old vanished on January 27th while walking her springer spaniel Willow in Lancashire, shortly after dropping her daughters, aged six and nine, at school.
Ribbons with messages including “We need you home Nicola”, “praying for your safe return” and “I love you” have been tied to a footbridge over the River Wyre.
A large poster with a photograph of Ms Bulley has also been attached to the railings.
Friends and family have urged members of the public to "turn Facebook yellow" in the hope that it will encourage any witnesses to come forward with information that could prove crucial.
It comes as the search for Ms Bulley, who was originally from near Chelmsford, has entered the 17th day.
Lancashire Police are continuing to trawl the River Wyre towards the sea at Morecambe Bay, working on one hypothesis that Ms Bulley could have fallen in.
The search has been aided by specialists and divers from HM Coastguard, mountain rescue and Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service, with sniffer dogs, drones and police helicopters.
Ms Bulley’s partner, Paul Ansell, said he wants to keep “all options open” about her disappearance, but his “gut instinct” tells him she is not in the river.
He described Ms Bulley as “fun”, “loving”, “the most loyal friend you could ever have” and an “exceptional mum” who “absolutely adores our girls”.