TWO men have been charged following an investigation into break-ins at houses in Castle Hedingham and Halstead.

Callum Toner, 20, from Brooks Road in Cambridge was charged with conspiring to commit a burglary with intent to steal.

Jake Fowler, 23, from Ditton Fields in Cambridge has been charged with attempted burglary with intent to steal.

Neither entered a plea at Colchester Magistrates Court on Friday, they will both appear at Chelmsford Crown Court on Friday, May 13, for a preliminary hearing.

They have been remanded in custody.

The incident happened on Monday, April 11.