A MAN has been charged with brandishing a knife whilst conducting himself in a disorderly manner in a Greenock street.

Lee MacAuley, 26, is said to have committed the alleged offence at Buchanan Street last May.

MacAuley, whose address wasn't given in court, has pleaded not guilty through lawyer David Tod.

A further pre-trial calling of the case is due to take place at Greenock Sheriff Court on March 23.