A YOUNG Stonehouse man destroyed a CCTV camera at his local community centre, a court heard.

Connor O'Dowd, 23, of Festival Road in Stonehouse pleaded guilty at Cheltenham Magistrates Court to committing the offence on April 26.

He destroyed Stonehouse Community Centre's camera which was valued at £744, the court was told.

Magistrates fined him £500 and ordered him to pay £100 compensation and £85 prosecution costs.