BULLIES grabbed money from a Blackpool schoolboy's pocket after punching him in the face.

The 15-year-old boy was walking down Central Drive on October 28 between 1.20pm and 1.30pm when the two thieves came up and demanded money. One then punched him in the face while the other robbed him.

The bullies then grabbed the boy's friend and tried to assault him too, but he pushed them away and the thieves ran off.

The first attacker was aged 16-17 and 5ft 8ins tall with short, black hair, freckles and a slight moustache. He was wearing navy tracksuit bottoms, a light coloured T-shirt and a black baseball cap.

His accomplice had a spotty complexion and brown, straight-combed hair and was wearing blue jeans, white trainers and a dark coat.

Four thugs attacked a 14-year-old boy in a quiet alleyway near Aintree Road, Blackpool, on October 30 between 3pm and 3.30pm.

One of the thieves pushed the schoolboy up against the wall and held him by his throat, threatening him and asking for his money.

The thieves then snatched his schoolbag and stole from it a Nokia 3330 mobile phone and a Game Boy advance computer console with Mario Cart game inside.

The bullies then punched the boy twice in the stomach, threw his schoolbag on the floor and ran off in the direction of Aintree Road.

The first bully wore a red baseball cap and the second was approx 17 years old with long, black hair and was wearing a baggy, black top and beige trousers with a chain dangling from the pocket.

There are no descriptions for the other two bullies.

A callous thief pulled an 11-year-old boy off his bike on October 29 and kicked him in the stomach as he lay on the ground before riding off on his silver BMX.

The boy was at the junction of Highfield Road and Common Edge Road, Blackpool, at about 7.15pm when the thief approached and stole his bike which had a blue and yellow seat, long chrome handlebars with yellow grips, yellow brake handles and chunky black tyres.

The thief is described as about 20 years old and of slim build with a skinhead, spotty complexion and a local accent. He was wearing jeans, a blue padded jacket and a blue/black baseball cap.

A sneaky thief slipped into a private nurses' office on a ward at Blackpool Victoria Hospital on October 25 at about 10.20am and stole a bag containing a black leather purse and other items.

He then began to rifle through drawers until disturbed by a nurse when he ran off.

The thief was an Afro Caribbean of about 35 years old and approximately 6ft 6ins tall with a stocky build and short, black, greying hair and sideburns. He was wearing a half purple, half green fleece jacket, jeans and trainers.

A cheeky thief stole a woman's purse from her handbag as he stood behind her in a queue at a chip shop in Red Bank Road, Bispham, on October 22 between 7.45pm and 8.15pm.

He was a white male aged about 40 with slightly overgrown hair in a side parting and he was described as being bent forwards when walking. He was wearing a black bomber jacket.