A Carlisle businessman has admitted two dangerous driving offences - and threatening to damage a woman's house.

Glenn Shields, 26, was chasing his former partner when he committed one of the two driving offences, the city's Rickergate magistrates' court heard.

Shields, of Cant Crescent, Upperby, Carlisle, admitted the three charges during a brief court appearance.

He committed the first dangerous driving offence on December 16 last year as he drove a black Range Rover in Lediard Avenue, Currock.

On the same day, he threatened to damage a property belonging to Hayley Troughton - an offence he also admitted.

Shields committed the second dangerous driving offence on January 2 this year in Westmorland Street, Denton Holme, Carlisle.

Once again, he was driving a black Range Rover.

His defence lawyer Anthony Wilson told District Judge Gerald Chalk that the defendant was a sole trader, employing one person, and so should not be remanded in custody as he awaited his sentencing hearing.

"His mother is in the back of court, and his girlfriend is three months pregnant, expecting their first child," said the lawyer.

"He has another child by someone else whose birthday is at the end of the month.

"He would like time to get his affairs in order.

"His partner tells me that he's suffering from depression and he has been to see his GP on Friday, and is due to go to see Unity [a drug and alcohol charity]."

But Peter Bardsley, prosecuting, said that the defendant would carry on driving if freed.

The prosecutor said: "He has 25 points on his [driving] record already.

"He also has a couple of previous convictions for dangerous driving - from 2010 and a further one in 2017.

"In the first [driving dangerously] matter on December 16, he was chasing his ex-partner. He was given bail for that and the second set of offences took place while he was on police bail."

Mr Bardsley said Shields had a history of not complying with court orders.

District Judge Gerald Chalk told Shields he would be given credit for his guilty pleas when he appeared before the crown court, but he was not prepared to grant him bail.

Remanding the defendant in custody, District Judge Chalk he ruled that he should be sentenced at Carlisle Crown Court on March 11.

The defendant's mother wept as she left court.