UPDATE: Nicholas Grover found after police appeal

POLICE are appealing for help to find Nicholas Grover, who has been reported missing from Ferndown.

The 76-year-old was reported missing on Thursday (November 21) and officers are concerned for his welfare.

He was last confirmed as being outside the post office, in Victoria Road, Ferndown, at 10.53am.

It is believed he then continued walking south along Victoria Road before he turned into one of the alleyways where he has not been seen or heard from since.

Nicholas is described as 6ft tall, of slim build, with short grey hair and he is clean shaven.

He is wearing a blue cap, short green coat, black trousers and brown boots, and he is carrying a backpack.

Inspector Ben Dawes, of Dorset Police, said: “We are continuing our enquiries to try and locate Nicholas but we have still not been able to establish his whereabouts.

“Due to the adverse weather conditions in the area at the time of his last reported sighting, we are becoming increasingly concerned for his welfare and I would urge anyone with information regarding his whereabouts, or who has seen a man matching the description given, to please get in touch.

“I would also urge residents or motorists in the area to please review their home CCTV cameras or dashcams to see if they have captured any footage of Nicholas so we can continue to trace his whereabouts.

“Furthermore, I would also ask residents and business owners in the area to check their hedges, sheds, outbuildings and garages to see if he may have taken shelter there.”

Anyone with information, or who knows where Richard is, should contact Dorset Police via www.dorset.police.uk, or by calling 101, quoting incident number 21:397.