A MAN has denied arson after being accused of setting a wheelie bin on fire.

Jon-Jay Thompson, 28, of Victoria Terrace, Maryport, entered a not guilty plea when he appeared at Workington Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

Thompson is accused of committing arson by damaging a wheelie bin by fire in Maryport on May 19.

A trial will be held at Workington Magistrates’ Court on December 6. The defendant was granted unconditional bail.