POLICE are appealing for information to trace a man who known to sell the Big Issue in Brighouse.

Thomas Hamilton, 59, was last seen in Morris Lane, Kirkstall around 6.40am on Wednesday.

He is white, around 5”4” tall with short grey hair and a beard.

He was last seen on CCTV leaving him home address wearing a dark coloured jacket and trousers, grey pump style shoes and a black woolly hat. He was carrying a grey rucksack, a small dark coloured suitcase with a handle and wheels and a sleeping bag.

Thomas is known to frequent Leeds City Centre and is known to sell the Big Issue in Brighouse.

A spokesman said: "Police are increasingly concerned for Thomas’s welfare, and appeal to anyone who has seen or heard from him since Wednesday morning, or who knows where he is now to get in contact.

"Anyone who has seen or heard from Thomas should contact police via 101 quoting log 998 of November 10."