A THUG stole a bike from a teenager as he was delivering the BEN.

Craig Green, aged 14, who works for Nash Newsagents in Castle Street, Bolton, was approached on Saturday afternoon by a young man in Chadwick Street. He threatened to beat him unless he handed over his mountain bike.

Now Craig, who was celebrating his birthday on Saturday, faces spending hours doing his paper round on foot.

His boss at the newsagents, Tesh, said: "He's a hard working lad and I feel terrible for him. He does three paper-rounds a week - morning, evening and Sunday.

"Now it's going to take him all day to do it." Anyone with information should ring Tesh on Bolton 383030.

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