Two people are to appear in court today charged with fuel thefts worth hundreds of pounds across Essex.

Stephen Pope, 34, of Lucas Court in Waltham Abbey, is charged with three counts of making off without paying for fuel totalling £350 in Buckhurst Hill, Epping and Thurrock.

Terriann West, 39, od Amesbury in Waltham Abbey, is charged with five counts of theft for fuel totalling around £500.

The pair will appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court today.