A CARLISLE man found himself before the courts for entering a pub with intent to steal.

Christian Allan Metcalfe entered the Royal Scot, on Langrigg Road in the Morton area of Carlisle, on August 19.

Metcalfe, of Brownrigg Drive, which is just round the corner from the pub, pleaded guilty to the charge of entering a building as a trespasser, with intent to steal.

The 47-year-old was fined £80, told to pay a £32 victim surcharge and to pay £85 in costs to the Crown Prosecution Service.