POLICE have issued an urgent appeal to help find a woman missing from her home in Skipton since yesterday.

Carol Latham, 63, left her home, Burnside House in Carleton Road, between 9.15am and 11.15am on Monday, and has not been seen since.

She is described as 5ft4ins tall, of medium build and with red, brown short hair. It is not known what she was wearing when she left the house.

Police are growing increasingly concerned for Carol’s welfare and are appealing the the public for information as to her where she might be.

If anyone believes they may have seen Carol, or have any information as to where she might be, contact police by telephoning 101, pressing option one and passing on information to the force control room.