TWO people have been charged with drug offences.

Richard Ruane, 36, and Anna Simpson, 50, both of Tennyson Avenue, in Bridlington, have been charged with possession of a controlled drug with the intent to supply heroin, a class 'A' drug.

They both appeared before Hull Magistrates Court on February 2 and were remanded into custody to be tried on March 2.

The two were arrested following a warrant served on February 1.

A spokesperson for Humberside Police said: "Help us keep drugs off our streets and out of our neighbourhoods - if you have information about drug dealing in your community please call us on 101. We are here to serve our community and make the safer and stronger for everyone."