A 60-YEAR-OLD woman was left with a serious head injury after an attempted street robbery in Eccles.

Detectives are appealing for witnesses to the incident, which happened in the early hours of Sunday.

The woman was attacked as she was walking to her car after leaving a snooker club with two men at 2.15am. One man tackled the offender who ran off empty-handed.

The woman is in a critical but stable condition at Hope Hospital.

The attacker was white, in his late teens to early 20s and 5ft 7ins tall. He had dark, cropped hair and dark clothing.

Anyone with information should call police on 0161 856 5040 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.