A 47-YEAR-old man has been charged in relation to tools being stolen from vans in and around Ellesmere Port.

Colin Dixon, of Fenderside Road, Prenton, Merseyside, has been charged with two counts of theft from a motor vehicle.

He has been released on conditional bail and is due to appear at Chester Magistrates’ Court on Friday, December 21.

The charges relate to incidents at The Parade in Parkgate, Neston, on Friday, November 23, and on Elm Street in Ellesmere Port on Saturday, December 1.