POLICE are searching for a missing 55-year-old woman whose family are 'growing concerned for her welfare'.

Officers are looking for Ulrika Schneider who was last seen at Hursley NewsBox and Post Office opposite The King’s Head Inn on Main Road, Hursley, at around 10am on Monday, November 14.

Mrs Schneider, who is from Germany, was in the area visiting family.

Police say this is very out of character for her.

Mrs Schneider has been described as a white, slim 5ft 5in woman with light blonde, shoulder length hair, very blue eyes and a clear complexion.

She was last seen wearing a long brown puffer jacket, beige trousers, brown boots, and was carrying a large brown handbag with a short handle, usually carried over the shoulder.

Anyone with any information has been asked to call 999 or 101, as appropriate, quoting reference number 44160429979.