POLICE in Yate are hunting a man who snatched the till from a convenience store in the town.

A man entered the McColls store on Cranleigh Court Road at around 2.15pm this afternoon where he bought a coke and a packet of chewing gum. When the cashier opened the till, the man snatched it and ran off behind the shop.

Police did not say how much money was in the till at the time.

A police spokesman said: "Crime scene investigators have been on the scene trying to get hold of any CCTV.

"The shop was shut while police searched the area. No-one was hurt in the incident."

The man is described as white, in his twenties and was wearing a light coloured hoodie and a dark baseball cap.

Anyone with any information is asked to call police on 101.