A 20-YEAR-OLD man and two 17-year-olds have appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with a robbery in the grounds of Blackburn Cathedral on Monday night.

Ryan James Walker, 20, of no fixed address, and the youths were sent to Preston Crown Court charged with robbing Matthew Rawlinson of a mobile phone worth £300.

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They will appear at Preston Crown Court on October 14.