Power tools found in police raid

Three people have been arrested after 100 power tools were uncovered by police at houses in Cheshire.

Strimmers, hedge-cutters, leaf-blowers and circular saws were among the items recovered during raids on three homes in Blacon, near Chester.

A cannabis plant and the drug was also found during the raids at Stamford Road and Durham Road on Wednesday.

Two men, aged 18 and 33, and a boy of 15, were arrested. The boy was charged with possessing a Class C drug.

He is due before Chester youth court on 16 August to face the charge.

The three were later released on police bail.