AN Astley Bridge vandal who admitted smashing windows on a Ford Galaxy has been given a conditional discharge.

Nathan Hutcheson, aged 22, of Dunoon Drive, smashed front and rear windows of the car on April 19, causing £300 worth of damage.

Hutcheson pleaded guilty to magistrates on May 1. He was told to pay £98 compensation and £100 costs, as well as being given a 12-month conditional discharge.