A FLINTSHIRE man accused of causing £369 damage as he tried to steal a £900 bike chained outside a social club has received a 12 month community order.

Simon Ferguson, 29, of Coast Road, Mostyn, was also ordered to pay £369 compensation and fined £100 by magistrates at Llandudno.

He admitted an attempted theft in Kinmel Bay in February.

Craig Hutchinson, defending, said unemployed Ferguson was a “fairly prolific” offender but now had support from organisations.