Officers were called to the Co-op in Broadway, Hawksworth, just before 7.25am to reports of an assault. Police are still establishing the full circumstances, but said a female shop worker had been hit in the face with a bottle. A spokesman said the victim had been treated by paramedics and taken to hospital. Her attacker was described as a mixed race man who was aged in his mid 30s. It is thesecond time this year that a female member of staff has been assaulted at the store. Back in March, police issued an appeal after armed robbers threatened a woman at knifepoint and assaulted her as she was forced to open the safe. Anyone with information on the latest incident is asked to call police on 101.