Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace a man reported missing in Edinburgh.

James McKenna was last seen at The Mound area of Edinburgh town centre at 8.20am on Thursday 3 September.

The 61-year-old, who is from the Whitburn area of West Lothian, has not been seen since and there are growing concerns for his welfare.

James is described as male, white, 5’ 9” tall, medium build, with short, grey hair and a fair complexion. It is not known what he was wearing when he was last seen.

He is believed to be intending to travel further afield, possibly throughout the UK and beyond.

Anyone who may have seen James since this time, or who has any information on his whereabouts, is urged to contact Police Scotland via 101 quoting incident number 1131 of 17 September 2020.

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.