A BURGLAR who stole a quad bike from a barn has been given a community order.

Dean Jesse Wells took the bike from a building in Burwash near Battle on December 7, 2020.

The 39-year-old, of Kingston Road in Hampden Park near Eastbourne, this week pleaded guilty to the theft.

He was ordered to take part in a thinking skills programme and must carry out 100 hours of unpaid work within the next 12 months.

Wells has been ordered to pay £95 to fund victim services, as well as £85 to the Crown Prosecution Service which must be paid by March 3, 2022.

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