I got nearly 30 years with my Pete, but what I would give to have another 30

PETER Baglin, a much-loved husband, dad, grandad and great-grandad suddenly vanished on the evening of December 28 last year. It was just days after Christmas.

- JAMES HOLT

He had gone out for a walk' before he was seen on CCTV minutes later in the local petrol station. He told his wife Michelle he was clearing his head' and assured her he would be home soon' But she never heard from him again.

What followed was almost 10 weeks of unbearable anguish.

Peter was now missing, and the entire community came out in their droves to conduct searches that spanned miles.

Missing posters with Peter's picture and details of the last confirmed sighting of the 55-year-old met you with every turn. The quiet village of Boothstown, Salford, was rocked by his disappearance.

Police launched a major investigation, with specialist divers searching the Bridgewater Canal and nearby woodland. Door to door and CCTV enquiries were carried out, with a number of desperate pleas for help and information issued over the course of almost three months.