Emergency services were called out to a shopping precinct earlier today to help get a man to hospital.

A Police car and ambulances were reported to have been behind the Home Bargains just off Market Street and Brackley Street in Farnworth at just before 4pm on Saturday afternoon.

There they helped to take a man to hospital after a medical episode and have reported that he appears to be in a good condition.

A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson said: “We were called to Brackley Street at around 3.50pm to reports of a man having a cardiac arrest.

“He’s been taken to hospital for further treatment but he appears to be conscious, breathing and is OK.”

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There are no disruptions reported around Market Street or Brackley Street in Farnworth as a result of the emergency services being called out.

Market Street, lined with a wide range of shops, is normally one of the busiest areas in Farnworth and runs towards the centre of Bolton to the north and towards Kearsley to the south.

In the event of an emergency members of the public have been urged to always call 999 as soon as it is safe to do so.