A HUNT has been launched for a knife and bat-wielding gang which carried out a robbery at a Southampton shop, police say.

Officers were called to the Premier shop in Windermere Avenue, opposite Millbrook Towers, at 6.24am on Thursday.

Four or five people were reported to have entered the shop carrying a knife and a wooden stick, and demanded money.

They stole cash and cigarettes, and no-one was injured during the incident.

Police say enquiries are ongoing and no-one has been arrested.

Anyone with information can call police on 101, quoting reference number 44180124236.