Trusted Sunderland bar manager stole more than A 20,000 from city centre pub

Mark Hardy pocketed takings, float money and cash meant for staff wages while running Vesta Tilleys, in High Street West, Sunderland, on behalf of Amber Taverns. The 44-year-old admitted theft by employee and confessed he had resorted to stealing after running up crippling debts with loan sharks.