POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a pensioner was mugged for her handbag.

The robber approached the 81-year-old woman as she walked along Sunningdale Avenue, Radcliffe, at 2.35pm on Thursday and snatched the bag from her shoulder. It contained cash and personal belongings. She was shaken but unhurt.

The robber is described as white, aged between 20 and 30, and slim with brown hair. Witnesses should call Whitefield CID on 0161 856 8212 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.