Jesus Moreno: Appeal to help find missing Leeds brewery founder

Police have appealed for help finding the founder of a Leeds brewery who has been missing for a week.

Jesus Moreno, 41, owner of Piglove Brewing Co, was last seen on Monday 1 August, West Yorkshire Police said.

He was believed to have caught a Harrogate-bound service from Leeds Bus Station, according to police.

In a statement on social media, staff at Piglove Brewing Co said: "His daughter and all his family are extremely worried."

Mr Moreno caught a number 36 bus from Leeds at 06:10 BST on 1 August and got off on the A61 Harrogate Road on Swindon Lane near Dunkeswick, just before 06:40 BST, police said.

He was later seen on CCTV at 08:14 BST that morning near Harewood Bridge, which is two miles from beauty spots on the River Wharfe at Netherby, where Mr Moreno had previously visited, officers said.

Mr Moreno is of Spanish origin, 5ft 7in (1.7m) tall, with long curly brown hair, a long brown beard and an orange octopus tattoo on his upper left arm, West Yorkshire Police added.

Acting Det Insp John Graham said: "It is out of character for Jesus to be missing for this amount of time and we are concerned for his welfare."

He said Mr Moreno's family was "anxious to hear any news" and asked for anyone who had seen Mr Moreno to contact police immediately.

Officers have also asked people in the area to check their home or business CCTV footage and drivers have been asked to check for any relevant dashcam footage.

Posting on social media, staff at Piglove Brewing Co spoke of their "beloved friend and co-founder".

"He was in good spirits all weekend and up early and ready for work on Monday - no one has seen or heard from Jesus since," they said.

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