POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an armed robbery on a post office in Bury at about 9.15 hours today.

Two men wearing balaclavas entered the Limefield Post Office on Walmersley Road and threatened staff with

baseball bats before trying to break through the security shield.

They escaped empty-handed in a red Vauxhall Nova which was later found abandoned near to Bury Ambulance Station on Park Road in Bury.

Officers are keen to speak to anyone who was in the area at the time of the attack. They are asked to contact officers

on 0161 956 8150.