A MAN has been charged following a robbery at an Asda store.

Paul Laurence Collins was due to appear before magistrates in Folkestone on August 14, charged with robbery, false imprisonment, possession of a firearm without a certificate and having a firearm with intent to commit an offence.

The 24-year-old, of St Mary's, Barking, Essex, was arrested on August 13 in connection with an armed robbery at Asda, Crossways Boulevard, Greenhithe, on July 13.