TWO Flintshire men will appear in court today after being charged in connection with bicycle thefts in Chester.

Christopher Macbeth, 38, of Farm Road in Garden City, and Steven Tebble, 44, of Tan Y Bryn in Buckley, have both been charged with conspiracy to steal pedal cycles.

Macbeth has also been charged with possession of a class B drug.

Both men were arrested at their home addresses on Wednesday, February 24.

The pair have been remanded in custody and are due to appear at Chester Magistrates Court today (February 25).

The charges relate to pedal cycles being stolen in the Chester area between October 2 and December 9 last year.