POLICE are hunting a man after an Aldi cashier was threatened with a knife during at a robbery in Ellesmere Port.

Cheshire Police were called at around 5.20pm to Aldi on Wellington Road following reports that a man threatened staff with a knife.

The man walked through the main doors and straight towards a till where a member of staff was sitting, he then pulled out a knife and held it next to the cashier.

He demanded cash before grabbing some out the till and stashing it in a blue carrier bag.

He then left the shop in the direction of Arthur Avenue and McGarva Way.

The man is white, around 5ft 8in, of a silm build and aged in his 20s and 30s.

He has a pasty complexion and a straggly beard.

He was wearing a dark blue jacket over a light grey hooded top, dark tracksuit bottoms and black trainers.

When he entered the store he put on a black hoodie which was buttoned under the chin but his face was exposed.

Police have now issued a CCTV still of a man they believe could help with the investigation.

Detective constable Stuart Wood of Ellesmere Port CID said: "I am appealing to the public to cast their minds back to this time last month and if they remember seeing a man acting suspiciously in the supermarket and on leaving the store.

"Any information could help us with our investigation and I would encourage people to call us on 101."

Anyone with information is asked to call Cheshire Police on 101, quoting reference number 18100255940, provide the details via https://cheshire.police.uk/contact/general-enquiries or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.