A 20-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with firearm offences following a number of incidents in Bolton earlier this week.

John Devanay, of Bolton, is accused of three counts of possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear.

Iain Dalglish, aged, 32, of Tarleton Place, Bolton, is also charged with one count of possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear.

The charges follow incidents at Middlebrook Retail Park, Rutherford Drive, Over Hulton, and St Helens Road, Middle Hulton early on Tuesday.