A MAN is due to appear in court on Friday charged with stealing fragrances worth £300 from shops in Stroud.

Simon Cross, aged 39, of Gloucester Street, Stroud, is alleged to have stolen the items on February 15 this year.

He is charged with stealing fragrances with a total value of £184 from Savers in King Street and items from Boots in the High Street worth £128 - a total of £312.

Cross is due to appear at Cheltenham Magistrates' Court on Friday.