Police are concerned for the welfare of a 60-year-old woman who has gone missing from her home in Ashton-on-Ribble.

Ann-Marie O’Neill is believed to have left her home address on Birkdale Drive at around 8am on Monday,  May 1 and has not been seen or heard from since.

It is possible she may have travelled to Blackpool.

PC Jayne Tregenza, of Preston Police, said: “Ann-Marie’s family are extremely concerned about her and say this is out of character.

“She is also in need of medication which she does not have in her possession, so we need to trace her as soon as possible.

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“We are now appealing to anybody who has seen Ann-Marie, or knows where she is, to ring us on 101.”

Ann-Marie is described as white, around 5ft 2ins tall, of medium build. She has shoulder-length, straight, dark-brown hair and wears glasses. It is possible she is wearing a khaki-green coat with a fur hood.

Anyone with information can contact Lancashire Police on 101 quoting log number 957 of May 1st.

Alternatively the independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org.