FEARS are growing for a missing woman who failed to turn up for her shift at a supermarket.

Karen Brown, from Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, was meant to start work on Saturday at 10am however did not show up.

The 47-year-old is described as white, 5ft 6in, of medium build, with brown hair and hazel eyes.

She failed to say goodbye to her husband after leaving the house on Kirkwood Avenue without her handbag, purse and mobile phone.

Police say that Ms Brown has never gone missing before.

Sergeant Andy Barron said: "It is not at all like her to leave without saying goodbye and she left without her handbag, purse and mobile phone which again, is very unusual.

"She was due at her work later in the morning but, when her husband went to collect her at around 8pm, he was told she did not come into work and had not called them to say she would not be in.

"All of this is out of character for Karen, who is described as a quiet woman who keeps herself to herself, and so her family and ourselves we are becoming very concerned for her well-being."

He added: "Officers have been speaking to family, friends and colleagues, checking CCTV, in an effort to trace her and specialist search officers are currently at her home and around the route between there and her work to try and find her.

"As we said, it's not like Karen to miss her work and not be in contact with her family, so we would appeal to anyone who has been her since the early hours of yesterday morning or who knows where she is to get in touch. "Her family are really worried and want her to come home."

Anyone with information is asked to contact 101.