A MAN has been charged following a series of knifepoint robberies at off licences in Radcliffe.

Daniel Haynes, aged 28, of Stand Lane, Radcliffe has been charged with nine counts of robbery and nine counts of possession of a bladed article.

He appeared before Bury and Rochdale Magistrates Court today, where he was remanded to appear at Minshull Street Crown Court on January 4 2017.

The charges are in connection with a spate of knifepoint robberies that occurred in Radcliffe between November 6 and 27 this year.