A Morecambe man has been given a suspended 20 week prison sentence for burglary and assault.

Cole Parker, 21, of Kilnbank Avenue, Morecambe, pleaded guilty to a burglary at The Chieftain pub in Morecambe and also guilty to assault of an emergency worker x 2.

The burglary and assaults were committed on November 5, 2022.

Magistrates handed down a suspended prison sentence for 20 weeks suspended for 12 weeks with a drug rehabilitation requirement for six months and a rehabilitation requirement for 20 days.

He was also ordered to pay £650 compensation, £154 victim surcharge and £85 court costs.