POLICE are appealing for help to trace two Hollesley Bay prisoners after one absconded and another failed to return following a temporary release licence.

POLICE are appealing for help to trace two Hollesley Bay prisoners after one absconded and another failed to return following a temporary release licence.

Christopher Carver, 29, who was serving three years for burglary, was given a temporary release licence to visit a relative in Doncaster but failed to return to the prison as planned on Friday.

He is described as 5ft 8ins, medium build, with brown hair and hazel eyes and has connections to the Balby area of South Yorkshire.

Meanwhile Terry Tibbatts, 41, who was serving four years for burglary, was found to be missing from the prison at around 12.45pm yesterday.

He had been last seen at about 10am.

He is described as 5ft 8ins, of small to medium build, with brown hair, brown eyes and a beard and has connections to the E3 area of London.

Anyone seeing Carver or Tibbatts is asked to phone Suffolk police with details on 01473 613500 and not take any further action.