Two men have been charged in connection with a series of break-ins and attempted burglaries at the Bocking Antiques Centre.

The antique centre had been broken into in August, and again in mid-November and overnight on Thursday December 4 into Friday December 5.

There have been at least two other attempts to gain entry.

Two men were detained on Thursday December 11 and were charged yesterday, Friday, April 24.

Glen Cassidy, 35, and Peter Myall, 48, both of Bocking End in Braintree, will appear before magistrates in Colchester on May 28.

They have been charged with burglary other than in a dwelling.