Masked men hold up Spar with meat cleaver in Hoghton
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Three men wearing balaclavas entered the Spar on Alder Drive at around 9.50pm on Tuesday, October 17.
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Hide AdPolice say the men, who were armed with a meat cleaver and a metal bar, then demanded cash from the shop worker.
The member of staff was headbutted during the incident.
The men are reported to have made off with a significant amount of cash.
A police spokesman said: "We are appealing for information after a shop worker was held up at a Spar.
"Three men wearing balaclavas entered the shop and demanded cash.
"They were armed with a metal bar and a meat cleaver."
The extent of the shopworker's injuries are currently unknown.
More follows.