A BARROW man is due to appear in court accused of stealing vodka and steak from the Co-op. 

Albert James William France, of Egerton Court, has been charged with stealing Smirnoff vodka and two steaks worth £36 from the Co-op in Dalton on January 10. 

The 45-year-old is also accused of stealing three steaks and four bottles of vodka worth £98 from the Market Street store on January 11.

France is due to appear at South Cumbria Magistrates' Court on Wednesday January 29. 

Bail conditons prevent him from entering any Co-op stores in Barrow and Dalton.