Police are appealing for witnesses following a robbery at a shop on Chester Road in Huntington on Sunday night (March 1).

A man entered Penny's Food and Drink at around 8pm and threatened staff with a weapon.

He then took a quantity of cash from the till and made off from the store on foot.

The suspect is described as a white male, aged in his 20s, around 5ft 8ins to 5ft 10ins tall and was wearing dark clothing, with his face covered.

Anyone with information, or who saw anything suspicious in the area around that time, is asked to call DC Paul Nolan on 101, quoting incident 776 of March 1, 2015.

Alternatively, you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.