A TEENAGER who had been missing for almost a week has been found "safe and well".

Police were searching for Georgie Maynard after he went missing from Woodingdean on Sunday, January 18.

The 13-year-old from Ramsgate in Kent was believed to be in the Brighton area.

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According to Sussex Police, the teenager was found in Hove on Saturday evening.

A spokesman from Sussex Police said: "Missing 13-year-old Georgie Maynard from Ramsgate in Kent was found safe and well by officers in Hove on Saturday evening."