A WOMAN had her purse stolen as she shopped in Blackburn.

The 53-year-old woman was in a shop in King William Street when a man reached over her shoulder and stole a brown leather purse containing £140 and various cards, out of her handbag.

The woman remembers bumping into a man described as fat, 5ft 8in tall with grey hair swept over his ears.

Anyone with information about the incident at 2.30pm on Saturday can call 01254 51212.