A MAN has been fined after acting drunk and disorderly in a public place.

Steven Hughes, of Beehive Court, Colchester was caught in Queen Street in May, and admitted the charge when appearing in Colchester Magistrates' Court earlier in August.

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As a result, the 36-year-old was fined £86.

He was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge fee of £34, as well as £105 to the Crown Prosecution Service.