A 32-year-old man charged with robbery at the Nationwide Building Socity in the Market Place in Yarmouth appeared at Norwich Crown Court yesterday for a preliminary hearing.

A 32-year-old man charged with robbery at the Nationwide Building Socity in the Market Place in Yarmouth appeared at Norwich Crown Court yesterday for a preliminary hearing.

John Mulhall from Liverpool is charged with the robbery on February 19 this year. He was given conditional bail and is due to appear for a further hearing on August 10.

The alleged robbery involved three men who forced security guards into the building before making them hand over money from a cash dispenser.