MISSING: Have you seen Mansfield Woodhouse man, 52, with ‘distinctive’ Kings Mill Hospital staff walking stick?

Police are appealing for information to help trace a 52-year old man who is currently missing from the Mansfield Woodhouse area.

David Hawson was last seen at Mansfield’s Kings Mill Hospital at around 1.30am on Thursday, carrying a distinctive staff walking stick.

He is described as white, around 6ft tall with balding grey hair and a thick grey moustache.

He was last seen wearing a burgundy shirt under a green jacket with white lapels, dark trousers and a dark flat cap-style hat.

Anyone with information about David or his whereabouts is asked to call Nottinghamshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 636 of 17 December.