FOLLOWING a police appeal to help find a man who went missing from his home in Ferndown, he has been found safe and well.

James Smith, 31, was last seen at an address in Ford Lane in Ferndown at around midday yesterday, Monday December 5.

He was found in West Moors at around 10.30pm.

A spokesperson for Dorset Police thanked the public for their assistance.

Chief Inspector Steve White, of Dorset Police, said James had been upset lately and appealed as the police became 'increasingly concerned for him'.