A DATE has been set for the trial of a Barrow man who denies harassing a woman.

Michael James Lee Rooney pleaded not guilty to the charge, dated from October 18 to December 12 last year, during a hearing at Furness and District Magistrates Court yesterday (13). The 40-year-old, of Church Street, Barrow, appeared via video link from HMP Preston.

Rooney’s trial will take place at the same court on Wednesday June 28.