A WINCHESTER man has been subjected to a domestic violence protection order to stop him bothering a woman.

Craig Sudlow, 46, of Taplings Close, Weeke, was served with the order by a policeman on September 13, a court heard.

Basingstoke Magistrates Court heard that Sudlow must not contact the woman either directly or indirectly, must leave the property in Taplings Close and not go within 100 metres of the building.

The order will last until October 11 at 12.10am.

The court ordered that Sudlow pay legal costs of £400.