Four men from Burnley and Padiham have been charged following a spate of more than 20 alleged high-value burglaries and thefts.

Some of the items said to have been taken from rural areas across East Lancashire include tools, bikes, quad bikes and diesel, with damage estimated to be worth between £20,000 and £50,000.

Following an investigation by the Ribble Valley Rural Taskforce, Oliver McNeil, 32, Dillon Irwin, 30, Christopher Fleming, 33, and Liam Barnes, 31, have been charged with conspiracy to commit burglary and conspiracy to steal from another.

McNeil, of Harling Street, Burnley, Fleming, of Barclay Avenue, Burnley, and Barnes, of Burnley Road, Padiham, will appear at Blackburn Magistrates' Court on October 28.

Irwin, of Burnley, will appear at the same court on December 11.