A Hornchurch woman who has not seen her father since she was a baby is appealing for help tracing him.

Michelle Vowles, 26, said she has come to a dead end in her search for dad Steve Smith, who is thought to live in Havering.

She said: “I have a seven-year-old daughter and a five-month-old son and it’s since having him I’ve felt the need to find out where I come from.”

Michelle believes her dad lived above either an electrical shop or a greengrocers in Station Road, Gidea Park, in 1986.

Steve is thought to be 59 and may have another daughter 10 years older than Michelle.

She said he drank in The Squirrels pub in Brentwood Road, Gidea Park, in the late 80s and then moved to Havering-atte-Bower with his girlfriend.

Anyone with information on how to contact Steve or his whereabouts is asked to email Michelle on shell-sarah@hotmail.com or call 07854973657.