TWO men have been charged with possessing offensive weapons in a Barrow street.

Robbie Mack Archer, 18, of Keith Street, and Kyle Thomas Macauley Salt, 19, of Cedar Road, appeared at South Cumbria Magistrates' Court on Wednesday January 17.

The pair face two charges of possessing offensive weapons after allegedly having a baseball bat and a metal pole on Holker Street on June 27.

They are also accused of being threatening and abusive.

Archer and Salt were granted unconditional bail after denying the charges, and will appear at Preston Crown Court on February 16.