Raiders smashed windows at an Ilkley jewellers before making a high-speed getaway through the busy town centre today.

Armed police and a police helicopter were called to Lister Horsfall in Brook Street at about 10.10am.

Shoppers reported seeing men with hammers trying to break through the door and window of the shop - which lost high-value jewellery in a robbery last year.

A car was seen speeding from the scene.

A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said: “Police were called to a report of a robbery at a commercial premises on Brook Street at about 10.10am. Detectives are on the scene investigating the incident.”