POLICE are appealing for witnesses following an armed robbery outside the Royal Bank of Scotland in Higher Ince,

Wigan.

Security guards delivering cash to the bank on Smithy Green were attacked by two men wearing balaclavas, one armed with a shotgun, the other carrying a sledgehammer. at about 10.45am yesterday, leaving the guards shaken but unhurt.

The pair left the scene in a silver Ford Focus which had been stolen from Astley which was later found abandoned on Lea Way in Ince.

Anyone with information should call Wigan CID on 0161 856 7150.