A man who replaced a parking bay in front of his house with pot plants has been has been conditionally discharged for six months.

George Pace, 55, claimed he placed the plants in front of his house in 2003 after he could not get out of his house properly because of a parked car.

He was taken to court after the police told him to take up the matter up with his council and to remove the plants but he refused.

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