AN alleged burglar has been charged with a series of raids, including two near Alresford and one near Sutton Scotney.

Adam Clarke, aged 28, of Tortuga Walk, Basingstoke, is alleged to have committed five burglaries and one theft.

They include a burglary at Avington Golf Course on June 30 and at Four Marks Golf Club on July 24.

A third was at Hill Farm Garage near Sutton Scotney also on July 24. The others were in Farnborough and Basingstoke.

Clarke is due to appear at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court on August 27.