A 23-year-old has been charged after a number of pub-goers were allegedly threatened by a man with a knife.

Police were called to the Saxon Shore in Central Parade, Herne Bay, at just after 11.30pm on Wednesday night.

It was reported a man had threatened several people before leaving the Wetherspoon pub.

John Hazelgrove, of Rowland Drive, Greenhill, has been charged with affray and possessing a knife in a public place.

He is due to appear at Margate Magistrates’ Court on September 20.