A THIEF who stole taps and chocolate was left with a bitter taste in his mouth after being made subject of a community order.

Burnley magistrates heard how 40-year-old Kamran Sarwar stole five taps from B and Q in Nelson on September 18.

On October 2 Sarwar, of Clayton Street, Nelson, stole 10 boxes of Ferrero Roche chocolates from B and M Bargains in Colne.

Magistrates were told the total value of Sarwar’s offending was £415.

Sarwar pleaded guilty to two counts of theft.

Sarwar was made subject of a six-month drug rehabilitation order.

Magistrates also ordered him to pay a £20 fine, £85 prosecution costs and an £85 surcharge to fund victim services.

The money will be taken out of Sarwar’s benefits at a rate of £5-per-week.

No order for compensation was made.

A spokesman for the magistrates court said: “The defendant’s guilty plea was taken into account when imposing sentence.”