THREE men have appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged in connection with an attempted robbery in Burnley on Wednesday.

Kovan  Azad, 20, of Beverley Street, Manchester, Dylan Ratcliffe, 25, of Acer Grove, Salford, and Kieran White, 26, of Deerhurst Drive, Manchester, were all sent in custody to Burnley Crown Court.
 

They are charged with theft of a motor vehicle in Manchester on February 2, assaulting security guard Christopher Wardle with intent to commit robbery and possessing offensive weapons, a crowbar and a sledgehammer.

 Mr Wardle was delivering cash to an ATM at the time of the incident.