TWO men have been arrested on suspicion of robbing an amusement arcade in Jaywick.

Police were called to the Wonderland amusements, in Broadway, shortly before 8.30pm on Saturday. It is understood masked men fled with more than £800 from the arcade.

A spokesman for Essex Police said: “Police were called to reports that two masked men had threatened a cashier with a bladed weapon and demanded cash. No-one was injured, but the men ran away in the direction of Garden Road with a large amount of money.

“Nearby officers arrested a 44- year-old man and a 45-year-old man, both from Jaywick, on suspicion of robbery.”

Both men were freed on police bail until June 28.