Leicestershire Police are appealing for information to help find a 40-year-old man who has been reported missing and may be in the Ashby area.

Darren Wilkes has been missing from the Loughborough area since Thursday, May 5.

Officers are concerned for Darren's welfare and enquiries have been ongoing since to locate him.

The police are are now appealing to the public for help to find Darren.

A spokesperson for Leicestershire Police said: "From enquiries carried out so far, Darren may have also been in the Ashby area since being reported missing.

"He is described as around 5ft 11ins tall.

"He has ginger, curly hair.

"He was last seen wearing a grey woolly jumper, a grey and red scarf, black jogging bottoms and trainers.

"Anyone with any information in relation to Darren's whereabouts should contact police on 101 quoting incident 212 of 5 May."