POLICE are concerned for the welfare of a 33-year-old woman who has been missing for several hours.

Michelle Branagan was last seen at her home address in Greencroft Walk, in the Park End area of Middlesbrough, at 2.30pm.

She is described as 5ft 2ins tall, with green eyes, of slim build and tanned. She has long dark hair, a tattoo on her left forearm and was wearing lots of rings on her fingers.

She was last seen wearing a black Adidas tracksuit with pink stripes and trainers. She was driving a black Peugeot 206, registration number T256 SGB.

A spokeswoman for Cleveland Police said: "We are particularly concerned for Michelle's welfare as it is out of character for her to go missing and she has not arrived somewhere she said she was going."

Anyone who knows of her whereabouts or who has seen her in her car is asked to contact police on 01642-326326.