Police are investigating the armed robbery of a licensed premises in Camp Hill early this morning.
Just after 2:30am a man entered the poker machine area of a hotel on Old Cleveland Road, armed with hand gun and a sword.
The man demanded money from a female staff member before fleeing the scene with a sum of cash.
No one was physically injured during the robbery.
The man is described as wearing a black hooded jumper and jeans and was last seen running east along Old Cleveland Road.