Police arrest man in connection with armed robbery

A man has been arrested in connection with an armed robbery in Wigton.

Armed police and the National Police Air Service stopped a blue Vauxhall Corsa on the A596 between Prospect and Aspatria.

Police say the road will remain closed for the next two hours.

A woman was threatened with a firearm but was not harmed during the incident on George Street.

Police are also investigating a separate incident of an attempted robbery at Kirkbride Post Office near Wigton but can't yet say if the incidents are linked