A NOTORIOUS glue sniffer from Bury has been banned from the Birtle area for three years.

Martin Greenlees, of Heywood Street, was made the subject of an Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) at a civil hearing at Bury Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

The ASBO prevents the 39-year-old from acting in an anti-social manner and he is not allowed to possess paint, glue or any other intoxicating substance, with the exception of alcohol, in a public place.

Other restrictions bar him from trespassing into any building or any area around a building, such as a factory yard, and he is prohibited from engaging in any conduct that prevents the public from passing freely in a public area.