A WEAVERHAM man has pleaded not guilty to seven counts of historic sexual abuse towards girls younger than 14 years old.

Mark Anthony Foster, of Forster Avenue, has been charged with two counts of indecent assault and five counts of gross indecency.

The charges relate to four different women who were all below the age of 14 at the time of the alleged incidents.

They are believed to have taken place between 1986 and 1994 in Weaverham.

Foster, 57, appeared at Chester Magistrates Court on Thursday, July 23, where he denied the charges.

He is due to appear at Chester Crown Court on Thursday, August 20, for trial.