Three men from Liverpool who are accused of conspiracy to rob are to face trial by judge and jury.

Martin Hyland, Craig Hurst and Stephen Westhead, pleaded not guilty to the charge when they appeared at Swindon Crown Court.

Hyland, 31, and Westhead, 34, also denied threatening a police officer with a sledgehammer at the Delta Business Park.

And Hyland also pleaded not guilty to driving an Audi dangerously in the same area of Westlea.

Hyland, Westhead, and Hurst, also 31, are said to have conspired to commit robbery between December 15, 2015, and February 12 last year.

And the other two counts relate to an alleged incident on Thursday February 11, 2016, Swindon Crown Court was told.

Judge Tim Mousley QC adjourned the case to Monday December 11 and released the three men, all from Liverpool, on bail until then.