FAMILY and friends are concerned for the welfare of a man who has been missing from hospital since Monday.

Martin Joseph Shaw, 30, a patient at North Tees General Hospital, Stockton, was last seen walking towards Savacentre on Durham Road, in the town.

The police would like to speak again to a woman who last saw him, who was driving a dark green hatchback car on the Hardwick Estate. She spoke to a police officer about seeing a man fitting Mr Shaw's description, wearing no shoes. Call police on (01642) 302226.