IT is said that bad luck comes in threes and Helen Wildeman is hoping her run is up.

The 21-year-old veterinary nurse/receptionist lost her cat, mislaid her purse in the Mill Gate Centre, Bury, and failed her driving test in just one week.

Helen, who lives on Fern Grove in the Chesham area of Bury, said: "I just can't believe it. I celebrated my birthday but everything seems to have gone wrong.

"But everything will be okay if I can find Billy, my cat."

Billy, a friendly cat, went missing last week, and has not been seen since.

"He hasn't got a collar on, and I'm just thinking that someone might have taken him in. I have had Billy since he was a kitten and am really missing him.

"I am upset at losing my purse, which had everything in it and failing my driving test, but the most important thing is my cat."

Anyone who has seen Billy should ring 07765462200 or 0161 725 8393.