A MAN admitted stealing more than £35 worth of chocolate when he appeared before Bolton magistrates.

Lee Alexander Linden, aged 26, of Knutshaw Crescent, Bolton, pleaded guilty to stealing £39.98 worth of chocolate from Woolworth's store and also admitted breaching a probation order.

Magistrates adjourned the case until December 13 for a pre-sentence report.

Linden was released on conditional bail.