Police in Edinburgh have confirmed that Hazel MacLauchlan has returned home and is safe and well.
Officers have thanked the public for their assistance during the appeal to trace the 58-year-old who had been reported missing from Portobello earlier today.
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.