Police are appealing for information after a series of separate knife point robberies in Bury town centre.

Officers have stepped up patrols following the incidents which took place over a period of less than 24 hours.

In one robbery the victim described the robbers being just 14-years-old

The first three incidents occurred on the evening of Wednesday and the fourth yesterday.

The first incident occurred at around 8.30pm on Moor Street close to Subway, where the victim was approached by two males who brandished a knife before demanding money.

The pair ran off empty handed, and the victim described them as two Asian males of skinny build, around 5ft 10ins and wearing balaclavas and dark coloured tracksuits.

The second incident occurred at around 8.40pm, at the bottom of Brunswick Street at the junction with Moor Road/Hornby Street. The victim was approached by two males with baseball bats demanding to see inside her bag before a passer by stopped to help and chased them off in the direction of the KFC.

The victim described the offenders as two Asian males around 14 years old wearing ski masks and dressed in all black tracksuits.

The third incident occurred at around 9pm near Tesco in Woodfield’s. The victim was followed before two males demanded to see inside her bag. They released her after she was found to have no money.

The victim described the first offender as a white, around 18 years wearing a grey hoodie and carrying a gold baseball bat. The second was described as an Asian male wearing a black balaclava and he had a local accent.

The fourth incident occurred at around 3.30pm yesterday in the Tithebarn area.

Two victims were approached by two male offenders and the victims’ mobile phones were taken.

The offenders are described as two Asian , both around 18 years old, around 5ft 6ins, both wearing balaclavas and dressed in all black clothing.

Chief Inspector Matt Oxley, of GMPs Bury Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: "Thankfully no one was injured during these incidents. It is understandable that the events from the last couple of days will cause worry in the local community. However, we are doing all we can to locate the offenders, and we are already following up on a number of lines of enquiry.

"We will have a much-increased police presence in Bury town centre from this week onwards and anyone with concerns is encouraged to speak to our officers.

"I'd like to appeal to anyone who may have CCTV or dash cam footage to please get in touch. We are especially interested in speaking with the member of public who stepped in to help one of the victims".