Search parties are taking place tonight after a mum went missing three days ago.

Stella Toner, from Strood, was last spoken to at around 1.15pm on Monday (August 14).

The 55-year-old is described as white, slim with blonde hair and approximately 5ft 3ins.

A missing person poster, which is being shared online, says she was last seen wearing a grey tracksuit.

Police say Stella may have travelled to Rochester and there was a potential sighting of her at around 5.15pm on the same day in the area of The Esplanade.

In a post online, her daughter Kirsty said: “My mum has been missing since lunch time on Monday. Her phone is dead and her bank cards have been found in Rochester. This is extremely devastating.

“She is extremely vulnerable. Me and the family are devastated.”

Search parties are taking place tonight in Strood and Rochester. Helpers were asked to meet outside Strood Post Office at 5pm and The Crown pub in Rochester at 6pm.

Anyone with information is asked to call Kent Police on 999 quoting reference 15-0378.