A 33-YEAR-0LD man appeared in court accused of aggravated burglary after an elderly woman was allegedly threatened with a garden fork during a break-in.

Roy Ward, of no fixed abode, is charged in relation to an incident at a house in Fairoak Court, Deane. He is also accused of one count of burglary following an incident in Halliwell on February 9. Ward was remanded in custody by magistrates yesterday and will appear at Bolton Crown Court on August 26.