A Weston man's been given a police bravery award, for rugby tackling an armed robber outside a newsagent, and detaining him until police arrived.

Thirty-one year old Gavin Simpson, who lives on , was sitting in car with his children, near the store on Orchard Street back in February, when he saw a scuffle between the shopkeeper and a masked man.

Gavin admits he didn't realise the robber had a weapon:

CLIP 1