Items including a machete have been recovered from a car which is believed to have been used in a robbery.

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) shared on their Oldham Central Facebook page on Thursday (June 23) that entry had been forced into an unattended car in the morning.

The silver Volkswagen Passat had been left unattended in the Westwood area of Oldham.

Items which were recovered included two balaclavas, a pair of gloves and a machete.

Police believe the car was used in a robbery last week, in which another vehicle was stolen.

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