A MAN who caused £15,000 damage when he ram-raided a shop in a stolen car has been jailed for 25 months.

Joshua Brockhill smashed his way into the store to make off with two bottles of vodka before crashing the wrecked vehicle into a bollard at 90mph.

Brockhill, 24, of Edensor Street, Keighley, pleaded guilty to burgling the keys to a VW Passat from St Ives Mansion nursing home in Bingley on June 18, stealing the car, burgling the vodka from the One Stop shop in Crown Street, Hebden Bridge, and dangerous driving.

Prosecutor Andrew Horton told Bradford Crown Court on Wednesday that Brockhill cycled to the nursing home at about 9pm and forced his way in. A security guard was living on the premises but there were no other residents because the building was being renovated.

Brockhill was caught on CCTV sneaking out of the Grade II listed building with a strimmer that he hid in the bushes.

He went back inside, took the car keys and drove off. Mr Horton said the Passat was next seen in Hebden Bridge, 13 miles away, shortly after midnight.

It was used to ram the shop front, causing extensive damage that took three months to repair. The store was closed for six hours the following day and trade suffered because it was boarded up and people thought it was closed.

At 2am, the Passat was spotted doing 90mph in Halifax Road, Keighley. The car, valued at £800, was written off when it struck a bollard.

Brockhill had 21 previous convictions for 36 offences, including three convictions for burglary and a conviction for robbery.

His barrister, Giles Bridge, said Brockhill had been in custody since June 20.

His probation and psychiatric reports spoke of his long-standing mental health issues stemming from severe difficulties in his childhood.

At the time of the offences, he was abusing substances, including alcohol, and suffering with persistent depression.

Brockhill had intended to harm himself when he crashed the extensively damaged car after ramming the shop.

Since being held in jail, he was drug and alcohol free and had a more positive approach to life.

He worked repairing bicycles and motorcycles and intended to remain substance-free on his release from prison.

The judge, Recorder Felicity Davies, said the shop had suffered significant loss of business after the ram-raid, and a bill of up to £15,000 to repair the damage.

Brockhill was in breach of a 12-month community order for an offence of burglary when he committed the offences, and only a sentence of immediate imprisonment could be imposed.

He was banned from driving for 25 months.