Benjamin Bury of Lanefield Drive, Cleveleys, got drunk and racially abused the Italian chef at Pulcinella's restaurant in Cleveleys.

He started swearing at the chef and a fight broke out between them. Bury then punched the window of the restaurant, smashing it, and threw a chair at a front window but it did not break during the incident on April 4.

Andrew Long, prosecuting at Preston Crown Court, said the Italian chef was standing outside the Bispham Road premises on a break when he was approached by Bury.

The 23-year-old seemed very drunk. He began swearing at the other man and being abusive before a fight took place between them.

Bury later claimed the other man had broken a glass over his head. Bury had a cut head.

After the chef retreated to the restaurant, Bury broke a window by punching out at it.

He also went on to throw a chair against a front window, but the window did not break.

Bury, who was arrested nearby, had no previous convictions.

Richard Hunt, defending, said Bury was a hard-working and conscientious person. On the date of the offences he had drunk too much and behaved in a way he now regretted.

Mr Hunt said: "He did come off considerably poorly in this incident, sustaining cuts to his head and a sore head from his intake of alcohol."

Bury was given a six month community order by a judge, who also directed that for three months Bury will have to stay at home between 8pm and 7am on Friday and Saturday nights.

Sentencing him, Judge Anthony Russell QC told Bury: "This was an unpleasant piece of behaviour on your part, behaviour that was really beneath you, knowing what I know about you and your hard working aspects.

"I am sure you are genuinely thoroughly ashamed."

Bury was told he would have to pay £500 prosecution costs.