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A man has been arrested in connection with an armed robbery at a shoe shop.

North Wales Police say a local man in his 20s has been arrested in connection with the incident at Shoe Zone in the Deiniol Centre in Bangor. The man remains in police custody.

Police said the store was robbed on Monday at 2.32pm when a man entered the shop and threatened staff before escaping with cash.

Following the incident, Superintendent Nick Evans of North Wales Police said: "The shop assistant has been left shocked by the incident but thankfully no-one was injured.

"We are appealing to anyone who was in the vicinity at the time or who may have seen someone acting suspiciously in the area to contact police."

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101, quoting reference X054834.