A MAN has received a community order after he admitted a string of offences in court.

David Meade (29) of Pennine Road, Halton Lea Gate, appeared at South East Northumberland Magistrates’ Court last Friday.

He pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer in execution of duty, assault, and using abusive language in Newcastle on August 8 last year.

Meade also pleaded guilty to one charge of making off without payment from a Hexham guesthouse on August 30.

He received a 12-month community order and was ordered to pay a total of £300 compensation and a £100 fine.