CIGARETTES worth more than �1,000 were taken during a raid on a supermarket on Monday.

The burglars swiped the fags after forcing open a metal fire escape door at the rear of the Co-operative Food store in Bishops Rise, Hatfield, at just after 11pm.

A police spokeswoman said officers were alerted to the theft by the shop’s alarm.

If you have any information about the theft, call police on 0845 33 00 222.