A MAN alleged to have robbed an assistant at knife-point at a high street travel agency appeared in court yesterday .

Peter Scorer, 31, of Hadrian Road, Fenham, Newcastle, appeared before Durham Crown Court, charged with the robbery at Going Places, in North Road, Durham.

The case was adjourned and he was remanded in custody, to appear again at the court on May 1, when he will be asked to submit a plea.

A masked robber escaped with a small amount of cash after threatening a member of staff with a knife in the incident, on Monday, March 11