A 47-YEAR-old man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Saxtys in Hereford has pleaded not guilty.

Paul Tobin, of Canon Pyon, also pleaded not guilty to assault by beating.

He is accused of 'intentionally touching a woman aged 16 or over and that touching was sexual when she did not consent.'

The charges are in relation to an incident in Saxtys, Widemarsh Street in the early hours of Sunday, November 13.

Tobin has been bailed and will next appear at Cheltenham Magistrates Court in April.