A 32-year-old man alleged to have been part of a gang that stole £15,000 worth of cigarettes from a Ludlow supermarket has appeared at crown court.

David Price was arrested in connection with a raid on the Co-op Store in Upper Galdeford, in the early hours of February 19.

At Shrewsbury Crown Court the case was adjourned until May 11 for a plea and case management hearing.

Price faces charges of burglary and criminal damage relating to the puncturing of tyres on several police vehicles parked at the nearby police station on the day of the raid.

Price, of Simpson Road, Low Hill, Wolverhampton, who appeared at court on Monday on a video link from prison, was allowed bail.

Recorder Dennis Desmond imposed conditions of residence, a monitored 7pm to 7am curfew, and banned Price from entering any Co-op store.