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Four people have been sentenced for their parts in the violence seen at Manvers, near Rotherham, on 4 August this year.

Luke Crowcroft, Ashley Lowe and Ben Beardsley were all sentenced to more than two years detention each in the morning session.

In the afternoon session, Joshua Webb was also jailed for more than two years for his actions.

Another man admitted an arson and violent disorder charge and will be sentenced at a later date.

A sixth man was unable to enter pleas to a charge of violent disorder as he was appearing via video link, rather than in person.

His case has been adjourned until a later date.

A hearing involving Nathan Annables, 25, of Manor Avenue, Goldthorpe, has been adjourned.

Mr Annables is charged with violent disorder.

In discussions with the judge, it has come to light that he was meant to be produced in person at the court.

However, he is still in custody as he believed he would appear on a video link.

The case is to be adjourned until he can be produced in person, the court is told.

A sentencing date has been set for Greenwood.

It will take place on 16 October in front of the Recorder of Sheffield, Judge Jeremy Richardson KC.

After Scott Greenwood made his guilty pleas, he looked towards the public gallery and began speaking with someone.

Judge Wright has told him to be quiet, to which he replied: "Alright mate, chill out."

He claimed he "hadn't even done owt" when questioned by the judge for speaking during the hearing.

When told to leave, he shouted to the public gallery: "See you in a bit".

The rest of the hearing will continue in his absence.

Greenwood's guilty plea to the charge of arson being reckless as to whether life was in danger has been accepted by the Crown, meaning it will now be sent for sentence.

A man has pleaded guilty to setting fire to a disused generator near the hotel.

Scott Greenwood, 34, of Tingle Bridge Lane, Hemingfield, has appeared in court wearing a blue T-shirt and a crucifix necklace.

He has also admitted a charge of violent disorder.

He denies a charge of arson with intent to endanger life.

There will be no further action taken after an outburst from a woman in the public gallery, the court is told.

She had previously been asked to leave, after claiming she could not hear what was being said.

The next case is set to be called on.

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Webb, 21, of Hartington Close, Rotherham, has been jailed for two years and six months.

He had pleaded guilty to violent disorder at Sheffield Magistrates' Court on 26 August.

He was given credit for co-operating with the police investigation.

"You made a very poor decision to attend," the judge adds and she confirms his sentence.

Judge Wright has begun her sentencing of Webb, following submissions made by the prosecution and mitigating barristers.

"It was a terrifying incident. To see it via the footage in court is bad enough, but to be present must be truly frightening," she tells the people in courtroom seven.

"He was a late arrival," defence barrister Dermot Hughes says.

Webb went to the trouble out of curiosity after seeing the violence on the news, the court hears.

"He's a decent lad who's made a made mistake," Mr Hughes adds.

A woman has been told to leave the public gallery, after claiming she could not hear the case.

Her Honour Judge Sarah Wright initially asked the woman to sit down.

She was then asked to leave the court after reacting to the request, to which someone was heard to swear.

"I'm going to deal with this under contempt of court. If necessary I will have her arrested and remanded in custody," the judge says.

The judge tells the defendant's counsel: "It doesn't do Mr Webb any good."

Webb was identified by clothing and, in a police interview, admitted travelling to the area and being involved in the disorder on 4 August.

He was very open about his role, picking himself out on video, the court is told.

The court is now seeing video, filmed by a resident who lives close to the scene of violence in Manvers.

It shows Webb holding a piece of fencing in the street.

"This short clip shows the defendant pushing forward," Ms Hollis says, as the footage shows him walking with a large piece of wood advancing towards police.

The next piece of video is 20 minutes long, and is body worn video from police officers.

Large pieces of wood are being thrown at officers, who then rush towards the crowd.

Prosecution barrister Stephanie Hollis is back on her feet for the afternoon court session, outlining the case against Joshua Webb.

The 21-year-old is listening on a video link.

He's wearing a grey jumper, against the background of a green curtain at the prison where he resides.

"The disorder carried on for many hours, some 12 hours in total," Ms Hollis tells the court.

Webb was part of a group of males who were confronting officers on Manvers Way at about 19:00 BST, wearing a "distinctive tracksuit" that had the word Icon printed on it, the court hears.

Following a break for lunch, the court is filling back up for the hearing of Joshua Webb.

In court, there are two members of the Press along with a defence barrister and a prosecution barrister.

There are a dozen or so people in the public gallery, as Webb is brought up on the video link from HMP Hull.

The judge has just arrived.

Court seven at Sheffield Crown is to be used again this afternoon for more cases involving people charged with crimes relating to the violence at Manvers on 4 August.

We're hearing that we expect to be back under way around 14:30 BST.

We are expecting another three men to appear at Sheffield Crown Court on Monday afternoon.

Two of those are likely to be people who have previously admitted their roles in the events of 4 August, with another person who will be indicating whether they intend to plead guilty or not guilty to the charges put to them.

That afternoon session is likely to get under way from around 14:00 BST.

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Three men have been sentenced this morning for their parts in the rioting that broke out at the Holiday Inn Express at Manvers, near Rotherham, on 4 August.

Judge Sarah Wright told courtroom seven about the severity of the disorder, the cost to the police force in damage and how it affected the reputation of Rotherham and the wider county of South Yorkshire.

She also told the court of how people in the hotel were terrified, with staff barricading themselves in a makeshift panic room as they watched the attacks on the building on social media.

First up this morning was Luke Crowcroft.

The 30-year-old was part of a wider group engaged in trouble on the day.

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His legal representative said his client was a promising boxer as a young man and had been disciplined all his life "save for that day".

He was sentenced to two years and six months in prison.

Teenager Ashley Lowe was 18 when he went to Manvers as he had nothing else to do.

Now 19, the court heard he had covered the bottom half of his face and was part of the group who got into the hotel.

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There were tears from family members when Lowe was sentenced to two years and two months in detention.

The third defendant sentenced this morning was Ben Beardsley.

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The father-of-two wore a Guy Fawkes mask as he took part in the disorder.

He was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison.

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Ben Beardsley, 38, of Hall Gate, Mexborough, Doncaster, has been jailed for two years and eight months for his part in the unrest at the Holiday Inn Express at Manvers on 4 August.

The mask worn by Beardsley was "sinister", the judge says.

It was described by the prosecution as a Guy Fawkes mask which was white with black facial hair.

Beardsley had pleaded guilty to violent disorder at an earlier hearing.