A NEWSAGENT was forced to hand over £30 at knifepoint during a robbery on Saturday morning (March 10).

The 54-year-old female shop assistant was confronted when a teenage boy, aged 16, entered The Cabin opposite Bury Town Hall at 8.40am.

The thief produced a bread knife and threatened the woman before he fled with the cash.

The offender is described as white, 5ft 6 ins tall and thin. He was wearing a navy blue hooded top.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Bury CID on 0161 856 8150 and quote reference number GMP 75870S/01.