Two men have been charged over the theft of tiles from the roof of a pub.

Joe Eric Lee and Lee Matthew Davenport will both appear at Maidstone Magistrates' Court next month following the incident near Lenham in May.

Police were called to the disused White Horse Inn, in Lenham Heath Road, Sandway, on the evening of Thursday, May 19, and arrested the pair.

Lee, 22, of Ivans Field, Chart Sutton, has been charged with criminal damage and theft and will appear on Tuesday, August 2.

Davenport, 23, of St Michael’s Road, Maidstone, has been charged with criminal damage, theft and possessing cannabis and will appear on Friday, August 19.