A MAN has been jailed for 18 weeks after pleading guilty to assaulting a police officer.

Nicholas Rowan Walker, of Higher Lath, Ulverston, was sentenced to 18 weeks in prison at Preston Crown Court after pleading guilty to assaulting police sergeant Hunter on October 10 2020.

The 28-year-old was also handed six penalty points after pleading guilty to driving dangerously on the A590.