Wharton, 31, was last seen at HMP Kirkham on the evening of Monday April 23rd and has not been seen since.

Wharton was sentenced to five years for burglary in 2016 at Chester Crown Court. He has links to Liverpool, particularly the West Derby area.

Wharton is 5ft 7ins, slightly built, with blue eyes, brown hair and speaks with a Liverpool accent.

He has a small scar of the front of his head and a three inch scar on his thigh.

With those sticky out ears and weasel features he should be identified and back inside a more secure prison soon.

And on the subject of "sticky out ears" how come all who have absconded from some HMP or other all look ugly as hell, with sticky ears and dare I say it links to............better not eh.

What would he be doing in Southport? Unless it's his favoured area to replenish his household requirements for free with a free rail service from Birkdale/Hillside/Ainsdale to a Liverpool station without ticket barriers.