A BARROW man has been remanded in custody after being accused of breaching a restraining order.

Michael Scott Austin, of High Cliff, appeared at South Cumbria Magistrates' Court on Thursday.

The 30-year-old is accused of sending texts to Kirsty Wakefield between September 1 and October 10 in breach of a restraining order imposed in 2014.

Austin was remanded in custody until Thursday.