A MAN has been jailed for a total of nine months for a string of thefts from stores in Oldham. Cameron Gavin Bland, aged 26, of Royle Close, stole a Samsung TV worth £399.99 from the Co-op on November 30, 2018 and toothbrushes and Nicorette worth £2,900 from Tesco in Oldham on December 6, 13, 15 and 16.

He also stole a pedal cycle worth £210. On December 16. Bland also failed to notify an address under the Sexual Offences Act 2003. He was sentenced to nine months in prison and ordered to pay £210 compensation by Tameside magistrates.