Christopher Hughes, 37, of Hampden Place, Marsh Green, stood before borough justices to admit to 10 counts of theft from Asda, Boots, Pets at Home and Superdrug of items such as cosmetics, alcohol and gift sets taken from the stores between July and December of last year.
As well as his custodial sentence, Hughes must also go on a drug dependence programme and pay £450 in fines and compensation. Justices described him as a “public nuisance to shopkeepers and retailers.”