POLICE are following up information from a public appeal following the disappearance of a Scotswoman in England.

Barbara Anne Lant, 60, was visiting her boyfriend and family at Brent-on-Sea, in Hampshire, when she disappeared on December 30.

Hampshire Police said last night they were investigating several calls from the public.

Mrs Lant, who runs the Royal Hotel in Fraserburgh, had ordered a takeaway which her partner went to collect.

When he returned, she had gone. Anyone with information is asked to call 0845 045 4545.