THE half-sister of the Earl of Radnor has been jailed after stealing clothes from Marks and Spencer.

Frances Pleydell-Bouverie, of Anderson Road, also pleaded guilty to breaching a Community Protection Notice, which was put in place in November to try to tackle her anti-social behaviour and offending in the city centre.

Wiltshire Police said the 46-year-old – who is related to Longford Castle owner William Pleydell-Bouverie – had a "long history of criminal offences".

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During a hearing at Salisbury Magistrates Court today, she was handed a seven-day prison sentence, and a previous 12-week suspended prison sentence was activated.

The court confirmed these will be served consecutively, meaning she will spend a total of 13 weeks in prison.

PC Matt Holland, from Salisbury Community Policing Team, said: "This latest court case is a culmination of a vast amount of multi-agency work relating to the ongoing offending and anti-social behaviour caused by Pleydell-Bouverie.

"This has included working with both Wiltshire Council and Salisbury City Council, as well as the Salisbury ShopWatch scheme, over the past 12 months.

"Her behaviour has had a considerable impact on the quality of life of both people living in Bishopdown and members of staff at local businesses.

"We will continue to work with partner agencies to ensure that Pleydell-Bouverie is supported when she leaves prison but also protect the innocent people who are impacted by her actions."

Following her release from prison, Pleydell-Bouverie's Community Protection Notice, which bans her from entering certain businesses in Salisbury, will continue to be in place once she is released.