Zara Howard, 41, was last seen in the Kemple View area of Clitheroe on October 22 and police are urging residents to keep an eye out for her and share any information that could assist the search.

Police have thanked the community for its support as the search to find missing Clitheroe woman Zara Howard continues, almost a week after she was last seen.

Zara (41) was last seen in the Kemple View area at around 4-30pm last Thursday (October 22). She was reported missing in the late afternoon of the following day and since then extensive inquiries, including CCTV investigations, have been ongoing.

As a result of this, Zara was seen on CCTV in the Appleby Square area, just off Henthorn Road in Clitheroe, at around 4-55pm on October 22. She was last seen travelling in the direction of the recycling centre.

A spokesman for Lancashire Police said: “We’ve got people out and about knocking on doors and carrying out enquiries in the area. As part of that activity, our underwater search team will also be carrying out some searches in the Siddow Bridge area.

“We are very much keeping an open mind with regards to where Zara may be, but are carrying out these enquiries to locate her.

“We know that the Kemple View area is close-knit community, and many of you will now know that Zara is missing by now. We also understand that this level of police activity is a rarity in the area, so it was important to us to give you some context.

“We really appreciate the support we have received from the community so far and are continuing to ask for anyone with information to get in touch.”

Zara is 5ft 7in with ginger hair, and has links to Clitheroe and Colne.

Zara is believed to be wearing a black jumper with symbols down each arm and black trousers with a stripe down the side. Her jumper is thought to have a white hood, and she is thought to be wearing a cap underneath it and carrying a grey rucksack.

Police have asked residents in the surrounding areas of the search to keep an eye out for Zara and share any information they believe could assist them, including doorbell or dashcam footage that may show Zara after she went missing.

People are also invited to approach officers as they are out and about, or call 101 quoting log 1002 of 23rd October. For immediate sightings, please call 999.