A 64-YEAR-OLD Moreton-in-Marsh man has been handed a restraining order following an assault.

Peter Shirley, of Fosseway Avenue, admitted the offence when he appeared before Cheltenham Magistrates Court on December 16.

Magistrates heard how on September 10, Shirley assaulted the victim by beating them.

Shirley was handed a restraining order, preventing him to contact the victim directly or indirectly, and to not go to an address in the Cotswolds.

He was also ordered to pay a fine and costs totalling £371.