TWO men from Crook, in County Durham, have denied stealing a flatbed truck worth £6,000.

David Hanley, 25, of Hawes Crescent, and Russell Frederick Snowdon, 40, of Grasmere Grove, face a joint allegation of motor vehicle theft from Alston, in Cumbria.

They were remanded in custody today (July 27) and will appear for trial at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court on September 13.