POLICE have appealed for witnesses to a robbery bid by a teenage girl wearing a distinctive pink jacket.

A 60-year-old woman was walking along Southgate in the centre of Elland when she was approached from behind by a girl mugger who tried to snatch her handbag.

The woman was slightly hurt in the attack at 10.30am on Wednesday, November 29.

The attacker is a white girl aged about 16 and small.

She wore a pink quilted jacket and a beige beanie hat.

Anyone with information should contact Pc Angela Barr on 01422 337059 or Crimestopppers on 0800 555 111.