Appeal after armed raiders strike at pub; POLICE ASK WITNESSES TO COME FORWARD.Byline: By KATY SIMPSON TWO masked men threatened pub staff with a gun and a stick in an armed raid. They burst into the Foxhunters Pub, on Preston North Road, Whitley Bay Whitley Bay, town (1991 pop. 36,040), North Tyneside metropolitan district, NE England, on the North Sea. Formerly the urban district of Whitley and Monkseaton, Whitley Bay was chartered as a municipal borough in 1954. , at around 11.40pm yesterday. It is believed one man was armed with a small handgun and the other had a large stick. They stole an amount of cash and then left the pub. Police say the members of staff were shocked but otherwise unhurt. Officers are now appealing for witnesses to the incident. Today people living nearby told of their horror at a gun being used to threaten staff at their local pub. Paul Craig Paul Craig (born 27 September 1951) is currently Professor of English Law at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of St John's College. Craig is a specialist in Administrative and EU Law. He was educated at Worcester College, Oxford, where he took his BA, MA and BCL. , 50, who lives opposite the pub in Chiltern Road, said: "There was the newsagents robbery at Mills not so long ago and a robbery at the bank, and that's all within two miles of each other, so it's not so surprising these days. "There have been a lot recently, but of course it's still alarming when they use a gun. "They seem to come all at once, but before the newsagents there hadn't been a robbery for a while. You just have to trust that the police are on it, and the main thing is that no-one was injured." Neighbour Derek Watson Derek Watson was the dean of Salisbury in the Church of England to his retirement in 2002. He is now Preacher of Lincoln's Inn. He is married to Sheila Watson and they are both keen cyclists. , 50, said: "It doesn't worry me specifically because this kind of thing happens all the time round here." A mum-of-five, also from Chiltern Road, who did not wish to be named, said: "I think it is expected these days. "There are so many hand guns available now. "I don't think people can expect not to hear things like this happening. No matter how much you try to control hand guns somebody is always going to get round it." Residents in nearby Purbek Close heard nothing of the commotion late last night. One resident, who asked not to be named, said: "I didn't near anything. I am gobsmacked gobsmacked Adjective Brit, Austral & NZ slang astonished and astounded Adj. 1. gobsmacked - utterly astounded , its quite alarming." Another resident added: "It's a bit close to home. You hear about these things happening elsewhere, but you don't expect it on your own doorstep." The two offenders had a large build, one of them had a local accent. The man with the gun was around 6ft 1in and wore a black jacket, black trousers, black ski mask and black gloves. The second man was smaller but built heavier. He was dressed all in black, but his face covering was black and red. He had brown eyes Brown Eyes (브라운 아이즈) was a Korean musical duo, specializing in ballads. Although both members have powerful voices, they were initially disregarded because of their physical looks. . Det Chief Insp Mick Paterson said: "We are asking for help from the public in finding the men responsible for this robbery. If anyone has any information then please call the police straightaway." Anyone with information is asked to ring 03456 043 043. CAPTION(S): RAID: The Foxhunters pub was held up by two masked men |
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