Missing woman garden search ends

Elaine Taggart has not made contact with any of her family

Police officers looking for a missing woman from West Sussex have ended the search of the garden at her home without any "significant finds".

Elaine Taggart, 48, from Ferring, was last seen on 3 January when she gave a colleague a lift home from work.

West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service provided specialist equipment from its technical rescue unit to aid the search of her home in Ferringham Lane.

A 43-year-old man questioned over her disappearance was released on bail.

A spokesman for Sussex Police said nothing significant had been found during their search, which started on Wednesday.

Mrs Taggart's red Fiat Punto was found a day after she disappeared near Goring railway station, a five-minute drive away from her home.

In April, officers spent time digging the front garden of the home she shared with her husband and searching inside the property.

A nearby building site and fields have also been searched.

Mrs Taggart, a catering manager at Brighton College, is described as white, 5ft 6in (1.6m) tall, medium build and dark brown hair.