POLICE are today appealing for information after a man absconded from Hollesley Bay prison.Paul Lovett, 25, who was serving a sentence for disqualified driving, was found missing just after 5pm yesterday.

POLICE are today appealing for information after a man absconded from Hollesley Bay prison.

Paul Lovett, 25, who was serving a sentence for disqualified driving, was found missing just after 5pm yesterday.

Lovett is described as white, 6ft 5in, of slight build, with blue eyes and brown hair.

At the time he went missing, he was wearing a grey top and blue striped shirt, blue jeans, blue jacket and brown boots.

He has connections to the Southend-on-Sea area.

Police are advising people not to approach Lovett but to call 999.

Anyone with any information should call Suffolk Police on (01473) 613500