Police have charged a man following a spate of bin fires outside houses on a Chester street.

Connor Egan, 20, of Whipcord Lane, Chester, was arrested on Tuesday, May 29, and subsequently charged with four counts of arson with intent/reckless as to whether life was endangered and one count of harrassment.

It follows three occasions in which bins were set alight on Lorne Street.

Egan appeared at Chester Magistrates Court today (Thursday, May 31) where he was remanded in custody.

He will next appear at Chester Crown Court on Thursday, June 28.