The Evening Press today throws its weight behind police efforts to find the runaway family believed to be hiding out in North Yorkshire.

The poster printed by the Evening Press

We are printing and distributing posters appealing for the public's help in tracing Jeff and Jennifer Bramley, who have been missing from their Cambridgeshire home since September with their foster daughters Jade and Hannah Bennett.

Our helping hand came as police revealed that they believe the family are moving on every two or three days, from place to place within the county.

Officers said that, following a reported sighting of the family on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway at the weekend, they had received several more calls from people who believed they had seen them.

The sightings covered an area stretching from Whitby to York. PC Pete Morley, of Cambridge police said: "We've received a number of calls of further sightings, which vary across the county, leading us to believe they are moving quite frequently.

"We have no reason to believe they have relatives in the area, and therefore could be staying in guest houses or hotels. Everyone living in this area must now be aware of the family and we urge them to keep a lookout."

He advised anyone who thought they had seen the family to call the nearest police station immediately. The children are very lively, which is noticeable, and we strongly believe they are still in the area."

The railway sighting was made by ticket collector Jack Cooper, a retired vicar, who said Mrs Bramley looked ill and thought the children were playing up and disobedient.

He called police after seeing an appeal on GMTV on Monday morning. The TV company today carried a live outside broadcast from the station platform at Grosmont, appealing for more help from the public. BBC and Sky have also broadcast from the station, and the national press has also descended on the area.

Platform staff worker said: "It's usually quiet at this time of year, but since Saturday we have been inundated with the country's media. There is so much activity now I am really not sure what the locals make of it all."

It is thought the Cambridgeshire detectives intended looking at CCTV video evidence from Pickering station on Saturday, but it is believed that it may have run out at lunchtime, before the family arrived.

At Grosmont station, railway staff and tea room workers have been interviewed by detectives.

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