Man, 62, charged after Weymouth demos

Police from Dorset and the neighbouring counties of Devon and Cornwall were managing the groups on Sunday

A 62-year-old man has been charged with being drunk and disorderly in a public place following a protest in a seaside town.

David Fuller, of Yeovil, Somerset, is to appear at Weymouth Magistrates' Court on 22 August after he was arrested on Sunday in the Dorset seaside resort.

About 200 Stand Up to Racism demonstrators and 400 anti-immigration protesters gathered at the seafront.

Two police officers were injured during the confrontation between the two groups.

Dorset Police said it also issued a conditional caution to a 27-year-old man from Weymouth, who was arrested on suspicion of assault.

A 42-year-old man from Yeovil, arrested on suspicion of public order offences and further arrested on suspicion of obstructing or resisting a constable in the execution of their duty, has been released on police bail while police inquiries continue, the force said.

"Officers will be continuing to review evidence and ensure that action is taken against anyone who is reported to have committed an offence," a spokesperson for Dorset Police said.

Around 30 officers from Dorset and the neighbouring counties of Devon and Cornwall managed the two groups, who gathered on different parts of the Weymouth Esplanade.

Police built a physical wall, using themselves and about five riot vans to stop the two groups meeting on the road and the esplanade.

Dorset Police's Assistant Chief Constable Mark Callaghan said on Sunday that the "majority" of people had behaved "within the law".