TWO North Ayrshire children who were reportedly missing have been found safe and well.

Police launched an appeal to find three-year-old Willie Boy O’Neill and two-year-old Tojo O’Neill after they apparently vanished from the Irvine area and had not been seen since Sunday, August 3rd.

The children, formerly of Caldon Road, Irvine, were believed to be in the company of their parents Claire Watson, 32 and Robert O’Neill, 39.

But after an appeal on social media sites Facebook, Twitter and local and national new sites, the boys were found safe and well in Ayr on Monday evening.

The police thanked the public for their help with the appeal.