A BURGLAR and a handler could be facing jail, after owning up at Burnley Crown Court.

Brendan Ormonde, 43, of Burnley Road, Padiham, admitted two garage raids, where he stole mountain bikes and power tools, on November 13, and acting in breach of a restraining order on the same day. Scott Grant, 40, of Mere Court, Burnley, pleaded guilty to handling a stolen mountain bike, on November 14.

The pair were bailed until April 1, for pre-sentence reports. They must live at their home addresses under curfew. Ormonde must also report to police and is banned from entering Fence.