SUFFOLK police are appealing for help in tracing a 45-year-old man.

Anthony Bond

SUFFOLK police are appealing for help in tracing a 45-year-old man.

Alistair Grant of Mansbrook Boulevard, Ipswich, was last seen by a family member in Colchester on Tuesday.

He possibly has access to money and a small overnight bag with him but he is not believed to be in possession of a mobile phone.

Areas Mr Grant is known to frequent have been checked and friends and family contacted but all enquiries have so far proved negative.

He is driving a red Toyota Celica with the registration N872KRT, which also has a ski roof rack, and he has an overweight Dalmatian bitch called Trotsky with him.

He enjoys river walks and is known to visit Sudbury, Bures, Needham Lakes, Orwell Country Park and Nacton foreshore. He has spent most of his life in Newmarket, Mildenhall and Ipswich.

Mr Grant is described as white, about 5'8” tall, slim build with short straight brown hair. He was last seen wearing blue denim jeans, black shoes and either a beige anorak or a black leather jacket.

Police officers are asking Mr Grant or anyone who sees him or knows of his whereabouts to contact the duty sergeant at Ipswich Police Station on 01473 613500.