A RAIDER armed with a knife stole cash from a bookmakers in Tyldesley.

Shortly before 6pm on November 1 a man entered Done bookmakers on Elliott Street armed with a long bladed kitchen knife and threatened two female members of staff forcing them to hand over a quantity of cash. The cash was placed into a white plastic bag and the offender left the shop through the front door.

The man has been described as white, between 25 and 30 years old and between 5"10 and 6" tall. He is believed to have a short, defined moustache and a small amount of "new" stubble. He was wearing a black or blue fleece with a hood, with a lighter coloured rim, pulled up to cover the top of his head.

Anybody with any further information should contact Wigan CID on 0161 856 5308 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.