A SEARCH for missing Greenock senior citizen James Bradley has been suspended.

Family and friends of Mr Bradley, 86, who was reported missing on Friday, had planned to carry out a waterfront search this afternoon.

They had arranged to meet on the Esplanade at 1pm but the search was called off before it got under way.

Mr Bradley's son posted a message on a Facebook page set up to help raise awareness of the search.

He said: "The search has been suspended due to a development that I can't go into at present. In the meantime I wish to thank everyone for their support and prayers."