A search has been launched after a woman failed to return home from an early morning walk.

Cindy Martin, 59, was last seen by her husband as she left her home in Bury, near Arundel, at 6am on Friday.

Police say she was later seen outside the village post office talking to the driver of a small silver estate car between 9am and 9.30am.

Mrs Martin is white, 5ft 5in, with shoulder-length, brown hair. She was last seen wearing gold cotton trousers and a red jumper with large, square-shaped patterns.

Anyone with information should call Sussex Police on 0845 6070999.