POLICE are asking for the public's help to find an elderly man who has been missing from his Kent home since last night.

Edward Robinson, 79, was last seen leaving his house in Ingoldsby Road, Gravesend, at around 9.30pm. He headed down Rose Avenue towards the local shops.

Mr Robinson is white, 5ft 8ins tall, of thin build, with blue eyes and collar-length, grey hair. He is unshaven and has a large mole on his right eyelid.

When last seen he was wearing a black jacket with a fur collar, a coffee-coloured cardigan, a dark-blue shirt, drak-coloured trousers and black leather shoes.

Anyone with information about Mr Robinson's whereabouts is asked to contact 01474 565295 or 01622 690690.