AN appeal has been made to trace a man who's been missing from his Galashiels home since yesterday.

Police found Steven Lumsden's Audi car parked on Tweed Bridge - a well-known suicide spot.

The 39-year-old was last seen in the Dean Street area at around 10.50pm on Sunday.

Steven has failed to return home or make contact with anyone since and concern is growing for his welfare.

He is described as white, around 6ft tall, of slim build with short brown hair, and has a tribal tattoo on his left bicep and a rabbit tattoo on his right shoulder.

Steven may be wearing blue jeans and a dark coloured hooded top, however he may have changed his clothing.

Officers believe that Steven might have travelled to the Old Tweed Bridge area in a white Audi A3 and have conducted search activity near the River Tweed along with Tweed Valley Search and Rescue. Sergeant Stephen Granger from Galashiels Police Station said: “We’re eager to trace Steven’s whereabouts as soon as possible and would ask anyone who may have seen, or spoken to him, to come forward.

“I would ask any walkers who may have seen a man matching Steven’s description in the Galashiels area last night or this morning, or anyone who can help us trace his current whereabouts, to get in touch as soon as possible.

“Equally I would appeal to Steven, if he sees this appeal, to get in touch with police or family to let us know that he is okay.”

Anyone with information can contact Police Scotland via 101, quoting incident number 4506 of 14 October.