A MAN who terrorised a traffic warden in a hate campaign after being given a parking ticket has been jailed for a total of 46 weeks.

Glen Chadwick, 50, had threatened to break Mark Shearman's legs, to kill him and told him he knew where he and his family lived , Burnley Crown Court heard.

Chadwick, , of Cog Lane, Burnley, told the victim, who has since quit his job, if the ticket was not cancelled he would beat him up.

He had earlier been convicted by a jury of putting a person in fear of violence between January and April- but still protested his innocence. He had also admitted drink driving before the lower court and had been committed for sentence. He was banned for 12 months.

Judge Heather Lloyd told the defendant his behaviour towards Mr Shearman had been intemperate, abusive and dismissive. She said it was perhaps no wonder Mr Shearman left his job after the trouble - and no wonder there was a high turnover of workers at his company.

The judge said Chadwick's "quite uncontrollable anger" and attitude were very worrying and he had an explosive temper. She said he showed no remorse and was still angry.

Judge Lloyd said the courts must demonstrate such conduct towards public servants would not be tolerated.

She added: "This was repeated, aggressive, threatening behaviour towards him so that he feared violence. All public servants , whether you like them or not, have to be protected from violent, criminal and aggressive behaviour like this."

Jonathon Dickinson, prosecuting, said when Chadwick was arrested, he denied the allegation. He was in breach of a suspended sentence imposed in November 2007 for assaulting his partner and had flouted a conditional discharge.

Mr Dickinson said Chadwick had been caught drink driving after police went to an address in Padiham in July, to check on the welfare of his "ex partner."

The court was told the defendant had a record going back to when he was a juvenile and had served "significant sentences of imprisonment,"

Gareth Jones, defending, said Chadwick continued to deny the offence concerning Mr Shearman.

He had a very bad record. He was tackling some of his issues.