Police are appealing for information to help trace missing 30-year-old John Harrison who was last seen in the Carrick Knowe area around 1pm yesterday.

He is described as around 6ft 2ins tall, thin build and has blue eyes with brown hair. John is likely to be wearing casual clothes such as jeans and a t-shirt or polo shirt. When last seen he was wearing a baseball cap and black hooded jumper.

Inspector Graeme Dignan, of Edinburgh response policing, said: “There are increasing concerns for John’s welfare and we are appealing for information as part of our efforts to trace him.

“If you have seen anyone matching John’s description since Wednesday afternoon please get in contact with officers as soon as possible.

“Police can be contacted on 101 quoting incident number 1985 of Wednesday, 16 June, 2021.”

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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.