A MAN has been charged after a rape was reported in a Herefordshire town.

Mustafa Ogur, of Brookend Street in Ross-on-Wye, has been charged with rape and sexual assault, a West Mercia Police spokesperson confirmed today (July 25).

The charges relate to incidents between Three Crosses Road and Springfield Road and also Brampton Street in the early hours of Sunday morning (July 21).

The 23-year-old has been remanded in custody to appear at Kidderminster Magistrates' Court today.