A MAN was sentenced to four weeks in jail by Bolton magistrates after stealing £16.90 worth of bacon from the Heron frozen food shop on May 9. Neil John Lyon, aged 26, of Westland Avenue, Farnworth, pleaded guilty yesterday. He had also failed to surrender to bail on February 18 and April 15.
The bench said that a custodial sentence had been given because of Lyon's disregard for non-custodial options.
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