Police are appealing for help to trace 67-year-old Robert Blair who has been reported missing from Dalkeith.

Robert was last seen around 12.30pm on Monday, 7 October, 2024 in the Oak Place area. He is described as being around 5ft 3 tall, of medium build with brown hair and a goatee beard.

When last seen, Robert was wearing a blue Regatta jacket, blue jeans, and beige boots. He may also have been wearing a baseball cap and glasses. Robert is also known to travel by bus.

Sergeant Ali Bruce said: “I would appeal to anyone with any information on Robert’s whereabouts to come forward as soon as possible and I would appeal to Robert himself, if you see this then please contact us to let us know you are safe and well.

“Please contact police on 101, quoting incident 3689 of 7, October 2024.”

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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.