A BRADFORD man charged with stealing a handbag in a pub in Skipton has had his case adjourned until next month by magistrates.

Anthony Penn, 54, is accused of theft from the person of another in that on January 14 at the Rose and Crown pub in Coach Street, he stole a handbag containing cash and a mobile phone of a value unknown.

Penn, of Allerton Road, Bradford, had his case adjourned by Skipton magistrates, sitting in Skipton on Friday, to a new date of March 10, again to the Skipton court.