A serial Swindon shoplifter stole from stores in Cirencester, Stroud and Gloucester, a court heard.

Brian Foreman, 34, of Thirlmere, Swindon, admitted four charges of theft when he appeared before Cheltenham magistrates.

He stole Sony headphones worth £60 from Sainsburys in Gloucester on February 20, a Motorola baby monitor worth £60 from Tesco in Cricklade Road, Cirencester on the next day, a pair of Kitsound Arena wire headphones and game of Thrones DVD boxset valued at a total of £120 from Sainsburys in Dudbridge, Stroud on the same day and a £24.99 xBox controller from Tesco Extra in Cricklade Road, Cirencester on February 24.

Foreman was ordered to do 120 hours of unpaid work and ordered to pay £85 prosecution costs.