IT is now 30 years since the disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh which had led to police scouring the countryside in Worcestershire in the search for her body.

Suzy Lamplugh, a 25-year-old estate agent, disappeared in the middle of the day whilst showing a client around a house in Fulham on July 28,1986.

Despite huge media coverage and police activity, Miss Lamplugh was never found.

Her father, Paul Lamplugh, 85, said he had little hope now of finding out what happened. Her mother, Diana Lamplugh, died in 2011.

We reported how officers from the Metropolitan Police used a digger to create a trench in a field at Ufnell Bridge, off the B4084 between Pershore and Drakes Broughton in August, 2010 but did not find her after a two-day search.

A ground-penetrating radar was used to examine the area which resulted in two shallow trenches being dug.

Police also brought in academic experts to advice them about decomposition and other microscopic evidence.

Before this there had been two other searches for her body in Worcestershire, concentrating on a site six miles away at the former Norton barracks on the edge of Worcester.

The most extensive search at Norton happened in December, 2000 when officers conducted a fingertip search of the grounds.

The area had been linked to prime suspect and convicted killer John Cannan of Sutton Coldfield after an ex-girlfriend came forward to say he had boasted about burying Miss Lamplugh there.

The Suzy Lamplugh Trust was born shortly after her disappearance and over the past 30 years has sought to keep people safe from violence and aggression.

Milestones achieved by the charity include: campaigning for private hire vehicle licensing in London, being instrumental in bringing about the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 which dealt with stalkers, producing an award winning video about safe independence for young people and setting up the National Stalking Helpline.

On the Trust’s 30th anniversary, the charity held an event focusing on what has changed in the workplace since Miss Lamplugh's disappearance.