he GP who simply vanished: A troubling taboo and how one man's depression has left his loving family bereft

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Shona Lidgey has a recurring dream that her husband, David, steps through the door of their home to a joyful welcome as she and their three children run to fling their arms around him.

‘There’d be tears,’ she says, ‘but tears of relief. We love him and we need him with us. We want him back.’

Six months ago, David scrawled his family a note to say he had ‘gone for a walk’. They have not seen him since.
Treasured family memory: David celebrating in happier times with wife Shona and children Tom, Ruth and Arthur

Treasured family memory: David celebrating in happier times with wife Shona and children Tom, Ruth and Arthur

He vanished at the end of June last year without taking his wallet, phone or even, as far as Shona can tell, a change of clothes.

Like her, David is a GP. The only recent fact she can salvage about him is that, having left on foot, he was sighted several times in Leicester (where he studied to be a doctor) up to five weeks after he disappeared.

Despite a poster campaign and public pleas for him to return to his family in west Norfolk, not another word of where he might be has reached them.




They have stood looking outside a rugby club he followed 70 miles away on the chance he would be in the crowd.

They have, afraid of the answer, asked the river authorities how long it would take for a body to surface in the lattice of nearby waterways. So far, they have not discovered a single clue to his whereabouts.

‘We’re in a state of limbo. We’re suffering a kind of bereavement at the same time as we’re desperately hoping to see him again.

‘You wake up and think: “Today he might phone or just walk in.� Then he doesn’t. The sadness goes on and on. I’m sure it will eventually end — the moment you get used to living without someone, but I don’t want that to happen because that would be like giving up on him. I can’t do that.’

Shona speaks quickly, apologising often and needlessly for ‘complaining’, but there’s a catch in her voice. ‘It’s hard for me to talk about David without wanting to cry. There’s a gap where he should be. He added so much to our lives. We miss him terribly.’
Missing: David grew up in the area around Weymouth, Dorset, pictured, and had fond memories of walking expeditions in the Lake District. Those are the places where Shona initially concentrated her search



Their detached, yellow-brick house in the Fenland village of Hilgay is filled with reminders of his personality that only magnify his absence.

His choice of books and CDs line the shelves. His coats hang unworn in the hall. His photographs of the children Ruth, 15, Arthur, 14, and Tom, nearly nine, are displayed in the sitting room next to framed snaps of David, from baby to handsome young graduate.

Shona and David, 51, met on a GP training course 18 years ago and married in 1995. They weathered the normal ups and downs of domestic life and were busy and happy. David was a devoted, hands-on father, good at orchestrating boisterous physical games while encouraging the children to play sport.

But he was burdened by a secret: while continuing to work successfully as a doctor, he suffered periods of depression that he hid from everyone but Shona. The dark clouds — Churchill’s ‘black dog’ — would descend for a month or more, making him introspective and insecure.

Shona acted as confidante and prop, reassuring him that he was valued by others, however little he valued himself. With her support, and a self-prescribed regime of exercise, his mood would gradually lift.

David was diagnosed with depression when he was a junior doctor. But no matter how hard Shona tried, he refused even to contemplate psychiatric help. His condition seemed manageable and — like so many men — he feared his colleagues would regard it as a weakness and that it might damage his career.

‘Of course, that wasn’t true because his care would have been confidential and how can the medical profession be prejudiced against someone with an illness that doctors deal with every single day?’ asks Shona, 45.

‘Damaging or not, his attitude that this was a private problem he had to deal with in his own way can be a typically male approach. It’s so often women who say: “Please, my husband’s really suffering but he’s too proud or ashamed to admit it.� The men themselves are silent.’

Then, early last year, David spiralled into a particularly stubborn and disabling bout that persisted until he left.

Does Shona know what caused it? She hesitates. The obvious answer is that he had failed to adapt as well as the rest of the family when the Lidgeys moved from South London to the Fens in 2007.

Unable to find another GP partnership, he was working part-time at a Suffolk surgery and as a locum. He enjoyed his job, but the professional security that had previously anchored him was missing. And he never warmed, as he’d thought he would, to the austere landscape.

‘David wanted to come here. It was a way to get the children out of the city before secondary school age and find a bigger house, but it wasn’t as he’d imagined. The children and I made new friends, but somehow he didn’t. I know his mind went back to London a lot.
Clues: One of the last sightings of David Lidgey was at a Leicester City football match

Clues: One of the last sightings of David Lidgey was at a Leicester City football match

‘So the move didn’t work for him, but I also feel he had unresolved problems that had been building for years. I can see things more clearly now I’m not coping alone with the day-to-day reality of his depression.

‘I feel guilty for not realising sooner — we could have changed things about how we functioned as a family. I work, but there’s so much pressure on men to be providers, to earn money and take responsibility, and perhaps that weighed on him. Did he feel he’d failed us? I hope not. I hope he realises how loved he is.

‘He’s good at making and building things and he might have been happier doing something creative.

'He could have changed careers completely if he’s wanted to because we would have managed, but it wasn’t properly discussed. I could sense him withdrawing, slipping further and further away.’

On the morning of June 29, David dropped Ruth, Arthur and Tom at school and was then caught on CCTV stopping at a garage for a coffee. He sent Shona a text to say he wasn’t going to work and she assumed he felt too unwell. He was seen returning home 40 minutes later by a neighbour, but by the time Shona came home that afternoon from her practice in King’s Lynn, he had gone out again.

She says she thought a walk was just what he needed, and that he would be back soon. Their son, Tom, had friends over and Shona was too busy looking after them to worry too much.

‘When they went, I tried calling David, but he’d left his mobile in the house. You rationalise the situation, saying that he perhaps had forgotten to take it with him. It wasn’t until the evening I realised something was seriously wrong. A Leatherman multi-tool I’d given him as a present which he always wore on his belt was lying on the bedroom floor. It was like a message: “I’m leaving everything I value behind.�’
Sad: A charity reports that more than one person in ten suffers from a form of depression in a single year, but that men are less likely to seek help and three times more likely to commit suicide

Sad: A charity reports that more than one person in ten suffers from a form of depression in a single year, but that men are less likely to seek help and three times more likely to commit suicide

There had been a precedent. A couple of weeks earlier, and for the first time in their relationship, David had disappeared for one night following an argument.

He drove to Portsmouth where he had family. His stream of distressed text messages had worried Shona so much that she called the police, who found him and talked him into going home.

‘The next day he was at work as if everything was fine,’ she says. ‘He was apologetic to me and the children, and said he just needed time to think. In fact, on his last morning he said sorry to them again and checked everything was all right with them.

'But, of course, it wasn’t all right with him.’ Checks of cameras on local buses and train stations have no record of David, which makes Shona think he walked or hitchhiked.

She believes he was wearing brown leather boots, dark chinos and a fleece, and took a sleeping bag and a rucksack with him.

The first report of him being in Leicester — after a member of the public contacted the police when Shona distributed missing posters in the city — described him as gaunt and dishevelled, as if he had been sleeping rough.

In the long five weeks until that news reached them, Shona had to consider the possibility that David had killed himself. In his lowest moments, he had mentioned suicide and told her the family would be better off without him.

‘That dread was high in all our minds. Horrible though the idea was, we couldn’t dismiss it. The fear was greatly alleviated after three people came forward to say they’d seen him.

‘The last sighting was at a Leicester City football match and, judging from the description, he was in much better shape, which makes me think someone was sheltering him.

‘But the relief allowed different emotions to surface. The children wanted to know why, if he was alive, he hadn’t contacted them. They were really upset by that. Any anger I feel is on their behalf, for how they’ve been hurt.

‘My daughter said: “Perhaps he doesn’t think we’re worth coming back for�, which is devastating to hear. I may feel angry in my head that he’s left us in this position, but the emotion in my heart is just of complete sadness. I’m bereft.

‘The practical aspect of managing without him has been difficult: from getting three children to and from school, to coping when one of them becomes ill, to talking with banks to explain the situation, but that causes stress or loneliness, not fury.

‘I’m just thankful I was working when this happened. Our money’s halved, but I can manage to pay the mortgage, at least for the moment. We have to stay here, in this house, so that he knows where we are if he wants to come back. All the time we’re getting on with normal life, we’re also waiting for him.’

David grew up in the area around Weymouth, Dorset, and had fond memories of walking expeditions in the Lake District. Those are the places, as well as Leicester, where Shona initially concentrated her search, on the hunch that he looked for comfort in familiar environments.

‘Maybe it was a rather pathetic thing to do but we went as a family to a Leicester Tigers rugby match, knowing he was a fan.

'Having been told that David had been spotted at a football match in the city, we stood at the gate to scan all the faces in the crowd. Since David is a tall man, he should have been easy to spot. But we saw nothing.

‘It’s at moments like this that the massive, daunting scale of the task hits you square-on and you think: “Where on earth do I go next?� ’

Her gut feeling now is that he is in London, where it is easiest to hide. The police are doing their best, but David is just one of 250,000 people who disappear every year, leaving behind heartbreaking stories.

The Mental Health Foundation reports that more than one person in ten suffers from a form of depression in a single year, but that men are less likely to seek help and three times more likely to commit suicide.

David’s details are on the website of the charity Missing People. He is described as 6ft 3in tall with a thin build and greying brown hair. Shona urges him to make contact through them if he isn’t ready to call her.

David would have turned 52 a few days ago, when Arthur and Tom also had birthdays. ‘I used to think that, if he was going to appear, it would be Christmas,’ says Shona. ‘But that passed. If the past six months have reinforced anything, it’s that life is messy and unpredictable.

‘I’ve learned to appreciate the wonderful kindness of friends and my family and I have a new understanding of how awful it is to be bereaved, but I’ve stopped planning ahead. I cope by taking one day at a time. It’s too painful any other way.

‘All I can say, and keep saying, is David, please, please, come back. We love you very much.’

Anyone with information can visit missingpeople.org.uk, call the helpline 0500 700 700 or contact Norfolk police on 0845 456 4567.

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Fears grow for missing doctor

2:30pm Saturday 10th September 2011 in News

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FEARS are growing for a missing doctor who walked out on his young family.

The family of David Lidgey have issued an emotional plea for him to return and resorted to placing posters in Weymouth urging him to get in touch.

Mr Lidgey was last seen when he took his three children to school near the family home in Norfolk and left a note for his wife saying he was going for a walk on June 29.

The former Wyke Regis Primary School and Thomas Hardye pupil, who had been suffering with depression, has not been in contact since.

His wife believes he may have returned to Weymouth as he had strong ties to the area.

He had left the family home once before but this time he went without all his possessions, including his car, wallet and mobile phone. The last suspected sighting of the 51-year-old was in Leicestershire, where he trained as a GP.

His wife Shona, daughter Ruth, 15, and sons Arthur, 13, and Tom, eight, have been left wondering if they will ever see him again.

Shona believes her husband may be working for cash somewhere in the county.

She said: “We all love him. The worst part is not knowing what’s happened to him or will happen in the future.

“The children’s emotions have been going up and down and we are crying all the time.

“We just felt awful when we found out, the children were scared he had killed himself so when we found out he had been seen in Leicester we were very relieved but they felt very annoyed he was around and had not contacted them, because why would you do that?

“People go through difficult times but we’ve been through harder times before, we’ve three children so things have not always easy but there could have been a better answer.�

“We feel very sad for him because he must feel very sad to do this. It’s difficult thinking we will not see him again.�

Shona is remaining hopeful and believes the man she has been with for the past 18 years will one day return to his family.

Mr Lidgey was living in the Ely Road area of Hilgay near King’s Lynn, Norfolk.

• DAVID Lidgey is described as white, 6ft 3in tall of slim build with brown/greying hair and was wearing brown leather boots, dark chino/jean-type trousers and an RAF fleece carrying the words ‘Cotton Traders’ when he went missing on Wednesday, June 29.

Norfolk Constabulary have said they are growing increasingly concerned for his welfare and would like to speak to anyone who believes they may know of his whereabouts.

Anyone with information should contact PC Lorraine Moore at Norfolk Constabulary on 0845 456 4567.

Police would also like to urge David himself to get in touch so that his family knows that he is safe and well.

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Missing Norfolk GP’s family start 2012 waiting for news

Monday, January 2, 2012

Dr David Lidgey disappeared from his Hilgay home, near Downham Market, in June

The family of a West Norfolk GP who disappeared six months ago are starting the new year with no news of the husband and father who left without a trace.

Dr David Lidgey, 51, has not been seen since June 29 when he left the family home in Hilgay, near Downham Market, having written a note saying he had ‘gone for a walk’.

The GP had suffered from depression for a number of years and his wife Shona, also a GP, and the couple’s three children are constantly waiting for him to get in touch.

Mrs Lidgey, 45, told a national newspaper she believes her husband of 18 years had never really settled in Norfolk where the family moved from London in 2007.

“David wanted to come here. It was a way to get the children out of the city before secondary school age and find a bigger house, but it wasn’t as he’d imagined. The children and I made new friends, but somehow he didn’t. I know his mind went back to London a lot,� she said.

Mrs Lidgey, who works as a GP in King’s Lynn, said there had been a reported sighting of her husband at a Leicester City football home match and the family travelled to another game to study the crowd, but to no avail.

Dr Lidgey had studied medicine in the city and also had connections to Portsmouth and Weymouth but his wife believes he may be in London.

Mr Lidgey is described as white, 6ft 3in tall, and of slim build with brown/greying hair. When last seen, he was wearing brown leather boots, dark chino/jean-type trousers and an RAF fleece with the Cotton Traders logo.

Anyone with information can call the Missing People helpline 0500 700 700 or contact Norfolk police on 101.

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Family plea for missing GP to return to Norfolk

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Five months ago highly respected GP David Lidgey walked out of his family home leaving a note to say he had “gone for a walk� and has not been seen since.

Now, with Christmas fast-approaching, his distressed wife is appealing for him to return to Norfolk and give their three children the present they want the most.

Shona Lidgey, 45, also a GP, said her husband had suffered from depression for many years but felt unable to seek help for his depression, despite her repeated requests, although he was able to assist his own depressed patients.

“There should be more awareness about men suffering from depression,� Mrs Lidgey, who lives in Hilgay, near Downham Market, told a national newspaper.

“I get women coming into the surgery saying that their husbands have depression, but that they are too proud or scared to come in. People need to talk about it, because it affects so many people over their lifetimes.�

Mrs Lidgey’s husband of 18 years had driven their three children to school on June 29 but did not come home. He left his prized silver Volvo, wallet and mobile phone behind and the following morning Mrs Lidgey called the police.

There have been several reported sightings of Mr Lidgey, aged 51, in Leicester, which is the city where he studied medicine, but his whereabouts remains a mystery. He also has links to Weymouth and Portsmouth.

Mrs Lidgey said her husband had never settled in Norfolk, where they had lived since 2008. An investigation into his computer showed he had not been in touch with anyone prior to his disappearance.

Mrs Lidgey continued: “We felt awful when we found out. The children were scared he had killed himself so when we discovered he had been seen in Leicester we were very relieved.

“But they felt very annoyed he was around and had not contacted them, because why would you do that? We miss him very much and we just want him home.�

According to the Mental Health Foundation depression is more common in women than men. One in four women will require treatment for depression at some point in their lives compared to one in 10 men.

It is thought this is due to both social and biological factors and that fact men may have been under diagnosed because they present their GP with different symptoms.

Meanwhile, British men are three times as likely as British men to commit suicide. Suicide also remains the most common cause of death in men under 35.

Mental health charity MIND said that men manifest depression in different ways - for instance anger and violence - and are far less likely to admit there is a problem in the first place.

Mr Lidgey is described as white, 6ft 3in tall, and of slim build with brown/greying hair. When last seen, he was wearing brown leather boots, dark chino/jean-type trousers and an RAF fleece carrying the words ‘Cotton Traders’.

Anyone with information should contact Norfolk Police on 101.





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Wife’s plea on missing doctor

Friday 16 September 2011

A DISTRAUGHT Lynn doctor is desperate for information to help trace her GP husband who went missing in bizarre circumstances over three months ago.

Dr David Lidgey, 51, dropped off his three children at school, drove back to their family home in Hilgay, and left behind his prized silver Volvo, wallet and mobile phone and put down a note telling his wife he was going for a walk, which he loved to do.

But he has disappeared and has not been in contact with his family since.

His wife Shona, who has been practising at a Lynn surgery since June 2008, said her husband suffered from depression and while he had left home once before, that was only for one night.

For a time she and her children, Ruth, 15, Arthur, 13 and Tom, eight, had been left wondering why Dr Lidgey had walked out, why he had not contacted them, or even if he was dead or alive.

Mrs Lidgey said: We all love him. The worst part is not knowing what’s happened to him or will happen in the future.

“The children’s emotions have been going up and down.�

Her youngest son attends primary school in Hilgay while the older two are students at Downham High.

Mrs Lidgey thanked both schools which had given her children great support at such a difficult time.

David suffered from depression at times and had never really settled in Norfolk since the family moved here from south London four years ago.

When he was down, he sometimes tended to look back to his past.

As a result, she had produced her own missing person posters and distributed these in Portsmouth and Weymouth where David spent his early years and in Leicester, where not only did he attended university but became an ardent supporter of the Tigers rugby union team.

Her appeal had been covered by the city’s main newspaper and radio station too.

And within a week there had been calls from three different people saying they had seen David, including in streets near the rugby ground and where he had lodged while at university.

“It seems too co-incidental when three people phone from the same area. It gave us some hope,� said Mrs Lidgey, 44, who has asked us not to use the name of her Lynn surgery.

Inspired by the hope that David might still be in the city, Shona and her three children travelled from Hilgay to a recent Leicester Tigers match where they kept an eye on all ground’s exits and entrances – but without success.

Now she has not ruled out the thought that David, who worked as a locum before joining a practice in Brandon more than a year ago, is not ready to be found and even left Leicester as publicity mounted.

“As an adult, we can’t chase him if he doesn’t want to be found,� she told the Lynn News.

Checks on his mobile phone and computer did not indicate that David had been liaising with anyone else, but having gone off without any money it would seem, his wife believes he is being helped.

She said: “I am quite sure someone is helping him. It must be someone he knows.�

The family has gone through a rollercoaster of emotions since David went missing on the morning of Wednesday, June 29.

Mrs Lidgey said: “We just felt awful when we found out. The children were scared he had killed himself so when we found out he had been seen in Leicester we were very relieved, but they felt very annoyed he was around and had not contacted them, because why would you do that?

“People go through difficult times, but we’ve been through harder times before; we’ve had three children so things have not always been easy, but there could have been a better answer.

“We feel very sad for him because he must feel very sad to do this.�

The couple had met on a GP training course and been together some 18 years.

After moving from London, they took time out at their Hilgay home, then did locum work before finally joining practices in Lynn and Brandon.

David is described as white, 6ft 3ins tall, of slim build, with brown/greying hair. He is believed to have been last seen wearing brown leather boots, dark Chino/jean-type trousers and an “RAF� fleece carrying the words Cotton Traders.

Anyone with information should contact PC Lorraine Moore on 0845 4564567.

And the family hopes that any Lynn News readers who have friends in the Weymouth, Portsmouth or Leicester areas might send them copies of this paper with David’s picture in it to widen the search for him.



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Fears grow for missing doctor

10th September 2011

FEARS are growing for a missing doctor who walked out on his young family.

The family of David Lidgey have issued an emotional plea for him to return and resorted to placing posters in Weymouth urging him to get in touch.

Mr Lidgey was last seen when he took his three children to school near the family home in Norfolk and left a note for his wife saying he was going for a walk on June 29.

The former Wyke Regis Primary School and Thomas Hardye pupil, who had been suffering with depression, has not been in contact since.

His wife believes he may have returned to Weymouth as he had strong ties to the area.

He had left the family home once before but this time he went without all his possessions, including his car, wallet and mobile phone. The last suspected sighting of the 51-year-old was in Leicestershire, where he trained as a GP.

His wife Shona, daughter Ruth, 15, and sons Arthur, 13, and Tom, eight, have been left wondering if they will ever see him again.

Shona believes her husband may be working for cash somewhere in the county.

She said: “We all love him. The worst part is not knowing what’s happened to him or will happen in the future.

“The children’s emotions have been going up and down and we are crying all the time.

“We just felt awful when we found out, the children were scared he had killed himself so when we found out he had been seen in Leicester we were very relieved but they felt very annoyed he was around and had not contacted them, because why would you do that?

“People go through difficult times but we’ve been through harder times before, we’ve three children so things have not always easy but there could have been a better answer.�

“We feel very sad for him because he must feel very sad to do this. It’s difficult thinking we will not see him again.�

Shona is remaining hopeful and believes the man she has been with for the past 18 years will one day return to his family.

Mr Lidgey was living in the Ely Road area of Hilgay near King’s Lynn, Norfolk.

• DAVID Lidgey is described as white, 6ft 3in tall of slim build with brown/greying hair and was wearing brown leather boots, dark chino/jean-type trousers and an RAF fleece carrying the words ‘Cotton Traders’ when he went missing on Wednesday, June 29.

Norfolk Constabulary have said they are growing increasingly concerned for his welfare and would like to speak to anyone who believes they may know of his whereabouts.

Anyone with information should contact PC Lorraine Moore at Norfolk Constabulary on 0845 456 4567.

Police would also like to urge David himself to get in touch so that his family knows that he is safe and well.





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Missing man's wife appeals to people in Leicester for help to find him


The wife of a missing father-of-three has issued a plea for help to trace him.

Shona Lidgey's husband David, 51, was reported missing seven weeks ago when he failed to return to his home in Norfolk after going for a walk.

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David Lidgey

She believes he might be in Leicester because he is a big Tigers fan and has strong emotional ties to the city, having studied at the University of Leicester.

Police said there had been several reported sightings of David, a GP, near Narborough Road and Welford Road.

Shona, 44, is pleading for anyone with information to get in touch.

"It's been horrible for us as a family," she said.

"We want to get in contact. The children miss him so much.

"You realise how much you love someone when they're there but even more when they're not.

"We really just want him home."

After taking his children to school on Wednesday, June 29, David left a note saying he was going for a walk.

When he had not returned home by the following morning, Shona reported him missing.

She said David had left his wallet and had not taken any money with him.

Shona sent posters appealing for information about David to newsagents in Leicester.

As a result, two people contacted her to say they thought they had seen him.

One woman said a man who looked like David turned up at her home in Welford Road about a month ago, asking for someone called Joan or a Mr Bassett.

Shona said: "He had memorable times as a student and he likes Leicester a lot so Mr Bassett or Joan could be people he knew or lived with there.

"The lady who got in contact said she was 99 per cent sure it was him."

A man got in touch with her to say he had seen David on three separate occasions in the past two weeks in the Narborough Road area.

Shona said her husband had struggled with depression.

"He found it hard to seek help because he is a doctor," she said.

Norfolk Police are leading the inquiry.

A force spokesman said an appeal for information had been issued in Norfolk but officers were renewing their calls for public help following possible sightings in Leicestershire.

The spokesman said: "David has gone missing before but officers are growing increasingly concerned for his welfare and would like to speak to anyone who believes they may know of his whereabouts.

"They would also like to urge David himself to get in touch so that his family know he is safe and well.

"Police have received a report of a possible sighting of David in Welford Road and Narborough Road in Leicester in the past few weeks and are carrying out further inquiries in the city."

David is white, 6ft 3in and slim, with greying brown hair.

He is believed to have been wearing brown leather boots, dark chinos or jeans and an RAF Cotton Traders fleece when he left home.

Anyone with information should contact Norfolk police on 0845 456 4567 or Shona on 07538 897728.



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Officers are making a further appeal regarding the welfare of a 51-year-old man who has been missing from his Norfolk home since the end of June.

David Lidgey was last seen at around 8.30am on Wednesday 29 June 2011 in the Ely Road area of Hilgay near King's Lynn.

He is described as white, 6ft 3in tall of slim build with brown/greying hair. He is believed to have been last seen wearing brown leather boots, dark chino/jean-type trousers and an RAF fleece carrying the words 'Cotton Traders'.

David has gone missing before but officers are growing increasingly concerned for his welfare and would like to speak to anyone who believes they may know of his whereabouts. They would also like to urge David himself to get in touch so that his family know that he is safe and well.

David has previously had links to the Portsmouth area.

Anyone with information should contact PC Lorraine Moore at Norfolk Constabulary on 0845 456 4567.





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Officers are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of a 51-year-old man who has been missing from his Norfolk home for five days.

David Lidgey was last seen at around 8.30am on Wednesday 29 June 2011 in the Ely Road area of Hilgay near King's Lynn.

He is described as white, 6ft 3in tall of slim build with brown/greying hair. He is believed to have been last seen wearing brown leather boots, dark chino/jean-type trousers and an RAF fleece carrying the words 'Cotton Traders'.

David has gone missing before but officers are growing increasingly concerned for his welfare and would like to speak to anyone who believes they may know of his whereabouts. They would also like to urge David himself to get in touch so that his family know that he is safe and well.

David has previously had links to the Portsmouth area.

Anyone with information should contact PC Lorraine Moore at Norfolk Constabulary on 0845 456 4567.
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New hope as missing Norfolk GP David Lidgey is spotted in Skegness
By DAISY WALLAGE
Saturday, January 14, 2012
3:08 PM



The family of a Norfolk GP who disappeared seven months ago have been given fresh hope after the father-of-three was spotted in Lincolnshire.


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Dr David Lidgey, 51, has not been seen since June 29 when he left the family home in Hilgay, near Downham Market, having written a note saying he had ‘gone for a walk’.

His wife Shona, a GP in King’s Lynn, and the couple’s three children made a renewed appeal for information in December, appearing in the national and local media.

The family was contacted by a witness 12 days ago who was convinced she had seen Dr Lidgey in Morrisons supermarket at Skegness.

Although a trip to the seaside town last Sunday proved fruitless, Mrs Lidgey feels the reported sighting could indicate her husband of 18 years is on his way home.

“This woman was really sure it was him,” she said. “I can’t raise the children’s hopes too much, but I do feel we are getting closer.

“Skegness was too big for us to cover on our own - we could have been walking on one street and he could have been on the next - but we put up lots of posters and spoke to people there.

“It’s very difficult because a lot of people want to help and many people look similar.

“We have to keep an open mind, but it’s given us hope that he could be heading back this way to Norfolk. There have been several sightings over the last week, but now we have to wait again and just see.”

Mrs Lidgey, 45, previously told a national newspaper that her husband had never really settled in Norfolk after the family moved from London in 2007.

“David wanted to come here,” she said. “It was a way to get the children out of the city before secondary school age and find a bigger house, but it wasn’t as he’d imagined.

“The children and I made new friends, but somehow he didn’t. I know his mind went back to London a lot,” she said.

Mr Lidgey drove the children to school on June 29 but did not come home. He left his prized silver Volvo, wallet and mobile phone behind and Mrs Lidgey called the police the next morning.

He is described as white, 6ft 3in tall, and of slim build with brown/greying hair. When last seen, he was wearing brown leather boots, dark chino/jean-type trousers and an RAF fleece with the Cotton Traders logo.

Anyone with information can call the Missing People helpline 0500 700 700 or contact Norfolk police on 101.

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