A LOUT who repeatedly flouted a court order got another chance from magistrates even though his solicitor didn't ask for one.

Daniel Craig Brown, 22, was behind a "catalogue of unruly behaviour" and is currently subject of an interim anti-social behaviour order, the court was told.

His many brushes with the law have included spitting at a police officer, struggling with police, carrying a knife and possessing soft drugs, and he had earlier been given 100 hours unpaid work in the face of misgivings from both probation staff and his dad.

But yesterday Brown, of Colin Street, Barnoldswick, was given a three month curfew, between 8pm and 7am, seven days a week, by the justices, who allowed the order to continue.

He had admitted five breaches of the community order, imposed for offences of assault, resisting police, possessing a bladed instrument and failing to surrender.

Michael Kiernan, prosecuting, said police told Brown he was under arrest after a car was damaged. He pulled away as he was being cuffed, ran away and fell. The defendant then turned to the officer with a clenched fist and when told to lie on the floor moved towards the officer. Brown was CS gassed and when restrained a lock knife with a two inch blade was found on him.

Mr Kiernan said Brown had committed a "catalogue of unruly behaviour". He added: "I didn't think Daniel Brown was the right kind of candidate for a community based sentence but the court decided to give him a chance. He hasn't taken it."

Mark Williams, defending, said Brown's conduct had greatly improved under the ASBO. The defendant had suffered "quite horrendous" blisters from the CS gas and had been kept in hospital.

Mr Williams said Brown had not taken the opportunity he had been offered and done the unpaid work. He went on: "I don't seek to persuade the court for one moment to allow the order to continue. Even his own father wasn't terribly confident he was going to comply."