A MAN accused of murdering his wife has been remanded to await trial.

In a brief appearance at Preston Crown Court, Gilbert Reghelini, 67, of Sunny Bank Road, Bolton-le-Sands, denied the murder of Shirley Reghelini on September 1 this year.

A trial date was set for March 26 next year.

Reghelini was remanded in custody by Judge Peter Openshaw.

The trial is anticipated to last last around four days to a week.