AROUND £200 in cash was stolen during an armed raid on a Prestwich bookies.

Two masked men burst into the Tote boomakers in the Longfield Precinct at 3.55pm on Saturday (Aug 18).

One of the raiders produced a handgun, which he used to threaten staff, and grabbed the money from a till.

The thieves escaped in a Hyundai car which had been stolen from the Blackley area two hours earlier. No one was injured during the robbery.

Witnesses are invited to contact Whitefield CID on 856 8248 or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.