CRIME-fighting duo Adam Stones, manager of The Market Hotel, and Andrew Nicholson have been presented with framed police certificates of commendation for their bravery.
Mr Stones, manager of Farnworth's Market Hotel, and Mr Nicholson, a customer, chased and caught a robber who attacked a woman outside the pub in April.
Supt Rick Jackson, who presnted the heroes with theur commendations, said: "They were incredibly brave, especially as the assailant was armed with a chisel and knife."
Modest Mr Stones said he was simply acting on instinct.
The robber is now in prison.
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