POLICE in the valley have renewed an appeal for witnesses following a terrifying armed robbery at a Haslingden betting shop.

Female staff at Ladbrokes, in Manchester Road, were threatened by three masked men armed with bars or sticks at around 9.10pm on Friday November 7.

They took an “undisclosed amount of cash” before escaping down a nearby alleyway, police said.

Anyone with information should contact Rossendale CID on 01706 237444 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.