POLICE have issued a fresh appeal for help in the wake of a shocking attempt by two men to entice a young girl into their car in a leafy village.

As revealed by The Press, two men approached a ten-year-old girl shortly after she stepped off her school bus in Tollerton and was waiting for her mother to pick her up.

The men offered the girl a lift on two occasions which she refused and then followed her, trying to coerce her into the car.

While police say no force was used in the incident, which occurred at 4.10pm, on Wednesday May 21, they have asked the public to help them identify the men.

The first man is described as being in his mid-twenties, of average build, dark brown hair and dark skin with a piercing with a silver hoop in his right eyebrow.

He also has what appeared to be a pair of boxing gloves tattooed on the left of his neck and a thornbush tattoo on the back of his right hand and arm.

He was wearing a baseball cap with a white peak and the letter S' on the front, a green jacket with four pockets and a pair of dark combat trousers.

The second man, who may be the driver of the car, had curly hair and is in his twenties. The men were believed to be in a blue or green old-style Nissan Micra with a yellow sticker on the back window stating A dog is for Life, not just for Christmas'.

If anyone has any information that could lead to the identification of the men they should phone Inspector Jane Sanderson or DC Jason Roper at Northallerton Police on 0845 6060247.