A FUEL thief has been up before the magistrates after stealing petrol in Hereford.

Ewan Blight entered guilty pleas when he appeared before magistrates in Hereford.

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The court heard the 18-year-old had stolen petrol worth £78 on November 17 last year.

He also stole petrol worth £55 on November 29.

Blight, of Whitecross Road, Hereford, was ordered to pay compensation of £133 in total. He must also pay a victim surcharge of £26.