Wiltshire Police has said the force is continuing to search for a Swindon woman who has been missing for more than six weeks.

38-year-old Kathleen from Swindon's last known location was in the Broad Green area on Thursday, July 4, and she has not been seen since.

She has been described as a white woman, with brown shoulder-length hair and of a slim build.

Officers have now launched a fresh appeal for information and are once again urging anyone who may have seen her to get in touch.

"We are continuing to appeal for information regarding the whereabouts of a woman who is missing from the Swindon area," said a spokesperson for Wiltshire Police.

"If you see Kathleen please call us on 999 quoting incident number 54240095618."

Police guidance on missing people states it is not wasting officers' time to report someone as disappearing and that the missing person will not be in trouble.

The guidance from Wiltshire Police on missing people adds: "If the missing person is in immediate danger, is a young child or vulnerable to harm, call 999 now.

"If you have a hearing or speech impairment, use our textphone service 18000 or text us on 999 if you’ve pre-registered with the emergencySMS service."