A MAN has denied a charge of wounding with intent in relation to an alleged stabbing in Blandford.

Craig Parry, aged 39, appeared at Dorchester Crown Court, where he pleaded not guilty to the offence relating to an alleged incident in the town in the early hours of Saturday, November 14.

The case was adjourned until a case management hearing on February 2.

A trial date was also provisionally set for March 15.

Parry, of Peel Close, Blandford, was remanded in custody.