AN armed robber escaped with £130 and boxes of cigarettes after threatening a cashier at a petrol station.

The man burst into the Whitefield Service Station on Bury New Road at 8pm last night and threatened the woman with a handgun.

He was white, aged about 25, medium build, wearing a brown leather bomber jacket, jeans and a grey bob hat.

Anyone with information should call Bury police on 0161 872 5050.

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