POLICE in Ellesmere Port have arrested and charged a man with four house burglary offences in the town.

The offences occurred in February and March this year in the Hawthorn Road, Parkgate and Grenfell Park, and Parkgate areas.

John Marshall, 43, from Baytree Road, Tranmere, was charged with three burglaries and one attempted burglary.

He appeared at South Cheshire Magistrates Court on Wednesday and will next appear at Chester Crown on May 9.