THREE men have been charged in connection with an armed robbery on a North-East bank.

The robbery took place at a branch of TSB on Blackhills Road in Horden, near |Peterlee, County Durham, on September 21 last year.

After work between Durham Constabulary and Greater Manchester Police, three men have been charged with conspiracy to commit robbery.

The conspiracy included the robbery in Horden, two robberies in Greater Manchester and one robbery in Lancashire.

Those charged are Lee Tansey, 39, from Weaste, Salford, Greater Manchester; Anthony Gough, 36, of West Derby, Liverpool; and Christopher Reuben, 31, from Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester.

All three have appeared at Manchester Magistrates’ Court today and have been remanded into custody.