MASKED robbers made off with a stash of cigarettes after forcing their way into a Stourbridge convenience store in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Three men are believed to have carried out raid on the One Stop Shop in Norton Road which happened at around 4am.

A spokesman for West Midlands Police said the offenders forced their way in through the front door and the shop’s internal steel shutters.

She said officers were now carrying out house to house enquiries and examining CCTV footage to try and identify the raiders.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police on the non-emergency number 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.