Banned building boss jailed for fraud

A Cumbrian building boss who pleaded guilty to fraud, disregarding a director disqualification and breaching a bankruptcy order has been jailed.
Adam Kirkbride was sentenced to four years in prison when he appeared at Newcastle Crown Court.
Kirkbride, of Keswick, was also further banned as a director until April 2036.The 32-year-old abused his position while acting in the management of a company by siphoning off £60,000 that had been invested by a pensioner into his residential housing dev