A 47-YEAR-OLD Prenton man has been charged after tools were stolen from two vans in Parkgate and Ellesmere Port.

Colin Dixon, of Fenderside Road was charged with two counts of theft from a motor vehicle.

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

He has been released on conditional bail and will appear at Chester Magistrates Court on Friday, December 21.