Police are concerned for the safety of a 51 year-old man who has gone missing.

Stephen Ditchburn, who has links with Oxford, was reported missing by his family on Friday, September 5.

He has not been seen at his home address in Kennett Gardens, Gloucester, for some time.

He is described as white, 5ft 8in tall, of medium build, with mousy brown cropped hair and a Liverpool accent.

Stephen has tattoos on his biceps of ‘Mum and Dad’ and the Tottenham Hotspur motif.

He also has a large horizontal scar on his stomach following a recent operation.

A police spokesman said his family were becoming concerned for his welfare and police would like to hear from anyone who may have seen him or who knows of his whereabouts.

Mr Ditchburn has links in Oxford, Bristol and North Wales and officers would like to hear from anyone in those areas who thinks they may have seen him.

Anyone with information is asked to call Gloucestershire Constabulary on 0845 090 1234, quoting incident 168 of September 5.