A WARRANT has been issued for the arrest of a man accused of drug possession after he failed to turn up in court.

Martin Robson, of Tyne Court, Hexham, is alleged to have had amphetamine, a class B drug, on his possession at Hexham in October last year.

The 47-year-old was due to appear at North Tyneside Magistrates’ Court on Monday, but failed to do so. The court issued a warrant.