A 46-YEAR-OLD man from Waterfoot pleaded not guilty to a charge of gross indecency in front of children when he appeared before Rossendale Magistrates.

The trial of Ian Griffiths, 46, of Edgeside Lane, will be heard at Burnley Crown Court and the case was adjourned until December 19 for committal papers to be prepared.

He was remanded on conditional bail. A further charge of committing a lewd act with his dog has now been dropped. The charge relates to an alleged incident in Edgeside Park on September 20.