A MAN has been charged with attempting to meet a girl under 16 following grooming.

Gwent police received a call at around 4.21pm on Saturday, April 1, from a member of the public.

The member of public had detained a man at Cwmbran railway station on suspicion of grooming offences.

A 27-year-old man from the Cwmbran area was arrested, police confirm.

He was charged with attempting to meet a girl under 16 years of age following grooming and driving whilst disqualified.

He is now remanded in custody.