MAGISTRATES have refused bail to a 20-year old Stourport man facing crown court trial on two burglary charges.

Paul Carpenter, of Park Crescent is accused of breaking into a house at Wilden and stealing cash and valuables worth £11,000.

He is also charged with stealing electrical equipment worth £700 in a night raid on a flat in Bradley Thursfield Court, Kidderminster.

His case was unlikely to be heard at Worcester Crown Court before the end of the year, said his solicitor, Ruth Edwards.

Carpenter was remanded in custody for committal for trial on August 23.