A BRIERFIELD man has appeared before Burnley magistrates accused of an attempted raid at a newsagents in the town on Monday.

Marcus Henry, 23, of Colne Road, Brierfield, is charged with attempting to rob Dave’s Newsagents of the contents of the till, of an unknown value, on December 2.

Henry is also accused of having an article with a blade or sharp point at the Burnley Road newsagents on the same date.

The defendant was remanded in custody by magistrates.