RA"AIDERS caused £3,000 worth of damage to a Radcliffe post office.

They drove a Ford Escort through security shutters at Outwood Post Office in Ringley Road West at 3am on Sunday (Feb 18). A quantity of cigarettes were taken.

The car, stolen earlier from Bolton, was driven off at speed and then involved in a second ram-raid in Kearsley.

Police later found the car abandoned at an industrial estate in Kearsley.

Anyone who witnessed the raid at Radcliffe is asked to contact Whitefield CID on 856 8248. Callers should quote reference number GMP053653A/01.