A WOMAN from Wilton has been charged with attempted robbery following an incident in Wilton.

Just before 4pm on May 24, a 61-year-old woman was shopping at Wilton Shopping Village when a woman tried to steal her handbag.

Charlotte Ann Jones, 34, of Warminster Road, was arrested and charged with attempted robbery.

She has been released on bail and is due to appear at Salisbury Magistrates Court on Wednesday.