A MAN is facing accusations of carrying a "dagger" in public and possessing amphetamine.

Thomas Demeter, 25, of Chellow Grange Road, is set to appear at Bradford And Keighley Magistrates' Court next Tuesday (May 25).

He has been charged with two offences: possessing an offensive weapon in a public place and possessing a controlled drug of class b - amphetamine.

The charges relate to July 26 last year when Demeter was allegedly carrying a "dagger type blade" in Duncombe Road, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse.

The 25-year-old also allegedly had 226 milligrams of amphetamine - a controllled class b drug - on his possession.