DETECTIVES are investigating an attempted robbery on a pensioner in Orford.

A 36-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday afternoon at 1.40pm on Poplars Avenue, close to Howson Road, after grabbing an 81-year-old woman's handbag and attacking her.

The man was arrested soon after and remains in police custody.

Police are especially keen to speak to two passers-by who helped the woman and drove her to a relative's address on Orford Lane.

If you know these people, call DC Gordon Wilson or DC Stuart Clay on 01244 613834 or leave information with Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.