A VIDEO shop manager was robbed at knifepoint in a daytime raid.

Police were called to Take 2 Video in Higher Deardengate, Haslingden, when the 22-year-old manager raised the alarm.

He told police a man entered his shop at 2.45pm on Saturday and pretended to be a customer.

He then produced a large kitchen knife, demanded cash and fled with an amount of money.

Sergeant Stuart Barlow said a man had been arrested and was due to appear in court today.

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