POLICE in Nelson are appealing to people who were in town Saturday night to help them solve a nasty robbery.

A man of 35 needed hospital treatment after he was attacked in William Street and robbed of £70 as he made his way home after a night out.

Detectives want to speak to anyone who was in the area or who saw a group of six Asian men near to where the injured man was found.

Ring the police at Nelson on 863161.

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