MISSING Weymouth man Thomas Anthony Allen has been found safe and well, police have said.

On Thursday, the Echo told how Dorset Police were anxious to trace 69-year-old Mr Allen, who went missing from his home in St Mary Street on Saturday, May 9.

Mr Allen was described by police as 5ft 6ins tall, of medium build, clean shaven, with receding grey hair and wearing glasses.

When he was last seen, he was wearing a pinstripe suit and an open neck shirt.

A Dorset Police spokesperson said: “We are pleased to say Thomas Allen, who went missing from his Weymouth home on Saturday, May 9, was found safe and well on Saturday, May 16.

“He was located out of the county.”