Police are searching for a 33-year-old man not seen since Thursday.

John Pearce was last seen at a relative's house in Livingston Terrace, Irvine, around 9pm hours on Thursday 4 December 2014.

He is described as white, around 6ft2 in height, with a slim build, short brown hair and blue eyes.

When last seen, he was wearing a blue and black coloured tracksuit top, blue jeans, white trainers and a grey and black coloured baseball cap.

John has recently been dealing with some personal issues and his family is concerned that they have not heard from him.

Extensive enquiries are being carried out in an effort to trace John; however attempts to locate him have so far proved unsuccessful.

Sergeant Euan Graham said: "Our concern for John is growing as he is normally in touch with his family. "We have been speaking to family and friends and checking CCTV images in the area in an effort to locate John but his whereabouts are still unknown.

"I am appealing to anyone who may have any information or knowledge about John or where he may be to contact police as a matter of urgency." Anyone with information is asked to contacted officers at Irvine Police Office on the police non-emergency number, 101.