RAIDERS brandishing metal bars stole cash, spirits and cigarettes totalling £260 in a robbery from the Spar store, Derby Street, Atherton, at 7.20pm on Monday.

They drove off in a stolen Rover car registration K464 RBV, which was later found abandoned at Laxey Crescent, Westleigh.

Police have issued descriptions of three men. One is blond, with a Manchester accent and wearing a grey balaclava. A second man, who wore a white jumper, is described as fairly tall. A third man is described as 5ft 4in tall and stocky.

Anyone with any information about the incident should contact Leigh CID on 0161 856 7254 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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