A MAN who has sniffed glue for 20 years told a judge he wants to give it up.

Allan Mark Murgatroyd, 35, had flouted an Anti Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) 10 times in a year, Burnley Magistrates had earlier been told. He would buy a tube of glue from a DIY store and then immediately inhale it through a plastic bag.

His solicitor told the court glue sniffing was not illegal but misbehaving while under the influence of solvents put the defendant in breach of the order.

Murgatroyd was given 100 hours' community punishment and 12 months community rehabilitation by District Judge Paul Firth.

The judge said the defendant had previously complied with an 80-hour order and added: "I am going to give you the chance to give up the glue and put something back into the community."

The defendant, care of Sackville Street, Brierfield, had admitted three breaches of the ASBO, two charges of theft and two of destroying or damaging property.

The court had earlier been told how the ASBO was imposed on Murgatroyd in May 2003.

It prohibited him from using threatening or disorderly behaviour in public while under the influence of solvents, drugs or alcohol.

John Nuttall, defending, told the court Murgatroyd wanted to rid himself of his addiction.