A man has been banned from a Hampshire village for three years for harassing a woman.

Matthew Robert Goodwin has been given a restraining order stopping him from contacting his victim over this period.

The 29, of Hurst Close, Chandler's Ford was charged with harassment and breaching a suspended sentence order.

Appearing before Southampton Magistrates' Court, he pleaded guilty to messaging the woman between December last year and January 2021.

He has been given a two-year community order which includes an alcohol abstinence requirement of 120 days and participating in an accredited programme for 31 days. He was fined £50. Goodwin must pay £85 costs and a £95 victim surcharge.