Officers were called to the Co-op store in Winter Hey Lane at 4.40am following an alarm activation. Nothing was taken during the incident. A spokesperson for Co-op confirmed that an ATM had been damaged during the attempted theft. They added: “We can confirm that there was an attempted ATM robbery at the Winter Hey Lane Co-op in Horwich at 4:30am on Friday 04 June. "The ATM has been collected and we have been working to repair the damage and secure the store so we can hopefully reopen it this evening. Fortunately, no one was hurt during the incident, but we do urge anyone who may have information to come forward to Police, who are investigating."