A BRAVE sub postmaster foiled an armed raid when he refused to hand over cash to a robber brandishing a handgun.

The raid at Edenfield Post Office, Rossendale, followed similar robberies at the nearby village of Stubbins.

But sub-postmaster Stuart Henderson refused to put any money in a which was pushed through the serving grille, and the man ran off.

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