KENT Police say a 30-year-old woman who had been missing from home has been found safe and well.

Tanya Smith, said to have a mental age of 11, vanished after leaving a life skills centre in Cobbs Mews, Christchurch Road, Folkestone, at about 3.15pm on Tuesday.

She did not return to her home in Lydd and police become highly concerned for her safety. They described her as being "very timid".

A police spokeswoman confirmed that she had been found in Ashford.