Two men robbed a petrol station while holding a female attendant at knife point.

The robbery took place at the Jet service station, in Park Lane, Keighley, at 6.56pm on Saturday.

Police are appealing to the public to help them catch the robbers.

The two suspects entered the petrol station shop and one of them told the female attendant to open the till.

Police believe one of the suspects produced a knife or blade which he had concealed in his jumper. They then stole £47 in cash from the till before leaving.

The first suspect is described as a white male who spoke with a local accent, from 17-23 years old, wearing dark blue jeans and a grey hooded tracksuit top.

The second suspect is described as a white male with a local accent, also aged from 17-23, with a spotty complexion.

He was also wearing a grey hooded tracksuit top.

Sgt Alan Gee, of Keighley Police, says: "We would be very interested to hear from anyone who may have been in the area at the time and may have seen people fitting the description of the suspects.

"Chances are that because this happened at quite a busy time, someone may have seen the suspects either going to or coming away from the station and may be able to help further with the enquiries."

Police say the cashier was shaken but unharmed.

Two young vandals smashed up a phone box in Silsden during the early hours of Saturday morning. The youths were seen smashing the glass in a telephone kiosk on Howden Road, Silsden at 12.55am.

One of the youths was seen smashing a glass panel with what appeared to be a dustbin lid, before they both headed off towards Silsden town centre.

The first suspect is described as a white male of medium build, approximately 16 years old, 5ft 6in tall, with parted short dark hair and wearing a dark shirt and jeans.

The other suspect is described as a white male, approximately 18 years old, 5ft 8in tall, of slim build, with short mousey-coloured hair and wearing a denim shirt with beige trousers.

Police are seeking a thief who took about £400-worth of stone slabs from a wall at a Morton nursing home.

A man was seen in Morton Lane removing the slabs from the wall and loading them into the back of a white BMW 3-series car.

He is described as white, aged around 20, slim, with short blond wavy hair. He was wearing a dark top.

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