A MAN from Weston has admitted stealing more than �2,000 in cash from a town centre bar.

Justin Barnes of Royal Crescent, Weston, appeared at North Somerset Courthouse on Monday having been charged with entering Vee’s Bar in Meadow Street on June 30, and stealing �2,500.

The 39-year-old pleaded guilty to one count of theft, and has been remanded in custody until September 15 for a pre-sentence report to be compiled.