Police were called at about 4.20pm today (Thursday, April 21st) following a report that a...

Published: 12:31 am April 22, 2022
Updated: 6:57 pm March 8, 2026
Officers Re Appealing For Information After A Knifepoint Robbery Of A Shop

Police were called at about 4.20pm today (Thursday, April 21st) following a report that a man wearing a balaclava and armed with a knife had gone into the Spar shop on Leeds Road in Nelson and threatened the staff working behind the counter.

He made off with a quantity of cash and cycled away from the store.

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