Police have charged a suspected thief who stole thousands of pounds worth of fuel from a building site.

Liam Dellaway, of Wainhouse Close in Edenbridge was arrested by the police in Tally Ho Road near Ashford on Sunday, February 11.

He is accused of stealing fuel from a bowser at a site in the town, worth some £2,500, and was also charged with stealing tools including a welder and chainsaw worth £1,360 from a business at the Riverside Industrial Estate in West Hythe in January.

The 23-year-old has since been further charged with handling stolen goods including a Ford Ranger worth £3,500 and two driving offences.

He has been bailed and will appear before Folkestone magistrates on Wednesday, March 14.