A 70-year-old man has been charged in connection with an incident which resulted in one of the Jim Clark Rally stages being cancelled.

The race was brought to a halt after a vehicle was found to be blocking the road on the Westruther stage of the world-famous event.

The delays resulted in a second stage at Eccles also being cancelled.

A number of posts on social media suggested the incident was related to a protest against parking in a nearby field.

Police Scotland confirmed that they had launched an investigation.

This afternoon they confirmed that a 70-year-old man has been charged in connection with road traffic offences.

No-one was injured during the incident.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Police attended at the Westruther stage of the Jim Clark Rally on Saturday, 28 May, 2022 following the report of a vehicle blocking the road.

"There were no injuries and an 70-year-old man has been charged in connection with road traffic offences."