A 20-YEAR-old man suffered a cut and swelling to his right eye and three chipped teeth after an assault in the early hours of the morning, said police.

Police are investigating an assault which took place on Dalkeith Street, Barrow, outside of Crystal Palace apartments at approximately 3.40am on Sunday.

The offender is described as a white man, in his early 30's, of stocky build, balding with stubble. The man is also described as wearing a football top with black jogging bottoms and with a Scottish accent.