POLICE are concerned for the welfare of a 57-year-old woman who has gone missing for the second time this month.

Patricia Spalding went missing from her home in Newtown Road, Ronkswood, Worcester, on Tuesday.

A friend last saw her.

She went missing for almost 48 hours between Wednesday, October 6 and Friday 8.

Mrs Spalding is considered vulnerable because of a health condition, said a police spokesman.

She is described as white, 5ft 4ins, slim, and with a pale complexion. She has blue eyes and shoulder length grey hair, but may since have dyed it red.

Police do not know what she was wearing when she disappeared, but she often wears jeans and baggy jumpers.

Anyone who has seen a woman matching this description, or knows where she is, is asked to contact police on 08457 444 888, quoting 152S 191004.