POLICE are investigating after a robbery at a newsagents.

Officers from Durham Constabulary have been sent the Oakerside Drive area of Peterlee after the McColl’s convenience store was targeted this morning.

Details are of robbery remain unclear at this stage as the investigation is live and ongoing.

A force spokesman said: “We have responded to reports of a robbery at a newsagents on Oakerside Drive, Peterlee, at about 10.30am.

“Investigations are ongoing, and we will update with more information as it becomes available.”