Burnley magistrates have sentenced a man that was convicted of breaking into a bingo club in the town to an eight month jail sentence.
Andrew Woodrup, 29, was sentenced to 120 days imprisonment for the burglary and the magistrates also gave him a further 145 days from a suspended sentence for a previous burglary, after he broke into the Gala Bingo club on Centenary Way in the early hours of the 17th of March. Following an investigation by the neighbourhood police and the town centre CCTV operators he was recognised and arrested.
A member of the Burnley Town Centre Neighbourhood Policing Team, Sergeant Martin Storey, commented: "Woodrup's conviction is the latest custodial sentence secured against offenders who have targeted the town centre.
"We are determined to keep crime levels low and will continue to do all we can to target offenders and put them before the courts."
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Mecca Bingo are showing it’s support for lowering carbon emisions by giving away free Water Widgets and Lime Energy Saving Plugs on its website, the manufacturers of which claim to save households up to £100 a year on their utility bills.
Angus Nisbet, Gaming Director at meccabingo said: "This initiative is the first of its kind to be introduced to the bingo community and we're pleased to be able to offer our customers the chance to take part.
"As part of our commitment at Mecca Bingo, to reduce our own carbon emissions, we wanted to give our customers the chance to reduce their energy usage too."
Members of Mecca Bingo can visit the website, register their details and they will be sent the devices within 28 days. Only one of each of the devices can be sent to each household and the applicant must reside in Great Britain.
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Players at an Edmonton, Alberta bingo hall now have the opportunity to tipple whilst they play their favourite game.
The Fort Road Club succesfully applied for a liquor licence and is the first bingo venue to start selling alcoholic refreshments to its customers.
John Wanless, general manager of the venue has said that he is encouaged by the positive results he has witnessed so far, “We need to offer our players more,” he said. “The bottom line is that we are at a competitive disadvantage and there’s so much competition for … entertainment.”
Parkway Bingo’s manager, Susan Moore has stated that she will be watching closely to see how the Fort Road Club performs.
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