GREENBRIDGE: Muggers threatened a man with a four-inch blade as he walked down an alley way between Stratton Road and Copse Avenue near the Greenbridge Retail Park between 11.30pm and 11.45pm on Monday.

He was approached by two men. One was holding a knife with a four inch blade. They demanded money and when the victim refused they ran off. The man carrying the knife is described as white, 5ft 6ins tall, aged 18 to 22-years-old and of a stocky build with a pock-marked face.

He wore a blue hooded sweater and tracksuit bottoms. The second man was white, 5ft 11ins tall and was clean-shaven with a muscular build. He was aged between 18 and 22 and wore a grey hooded sweater with the hood up.