Two men broke into Oceana Nightclub in Watford and stole more than £1,000 worth of alcohol.

Shane Burton appeared at St Albans Crown Court on Friday and admitted burgling the nightclub on two different occasions.

On one of the burglaries, the court heard he was accompanied by his friend Kerry Reynolds.

Judge John Plumstead was told how on September 22, Burton got into the club when it was closed during the day and stole bottles of expensive champagne worth £310.

Four days later, and this time with Reynolds, the pair got into the club during the day time and took booze worth £1,130.

Burton 31 of no fixed address pleaded guilty to the two burglaries.

Reynolds of St Albans Road, Watford admitted one offence of burglary.

He was given a four month prison sentence suspended for 18 months and ordered to carry out 40 hours of unpaid work.

Burton was jailed for eight months.