A MAN from Llandudno has been handed a conditional discharge after he pleaded guilty to theft of a mobile phone in the town.

Paul Arrowsmith, 46, was accused of stealing a phone belonging to Fatima Alyamani at Mostyn Champneys Retail Park on July 20.

He pleaded guilty at Llandudno Magistrates’ Court on August 8.

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Arrowsmith was given a two-year conditional discharge.

The court also ordered him to pay £500 in compensation and £85 in costs to the Crown Prosecution Service.

This totalled £585, which he is to pay as a full lump sum within 28 days.

An application was also made by the court for deductions from Arrowsmith’s benefits.