A 23-YEAR-OLD Wordsley man denied a rape charge when he appeared before a Judge at Wolverhampton Crown Court.

Simon Clarke, of Aldridge Close, pleaded not guilty to raping a woman in the Stourbridge area on June 2 last year and he was remanded on bail for trial.

The court was told Clarke's trial is expected to last for just over four days and more than ten witnesses are set to be called to give evidence. A date has yet to be fixed.