A MAN will appear at Selkirk Sheriff Court next month in connection with alleged inappropriate comments made to schoolchildren in Galashiels.

Following an investigation, carried out by officers from the Borders, a 63-year-old man was arrested, according to Police Scotland.

He was subsequently charged and released on bail.

The man is due to appear at Selkirk Sheriff Court on Monday, November 15.

A Police Scotland statement on social media reads: “Following enquiries into a recent reports of a male making inappropriate comments to schoolchildren in Galashiels, a 63-year-old man has been arrested, charged and released on bail to appear at Selkirk Sheriff Court on November 15.”