A MAN is due to appear in court after he was arrested for allegedly stealing a skip lorry. 

Police confirmed that a 48-year-old male had been arrested for the alleged theft in Dalry yesterday (Monday, June 24) in the town's Sharon Street. 

He was also charged with alleged possession of Class B drugs, driving without a valid licence and no insurance. 

The man was held in police custody to appear at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court.