Judge Sarah Wright has begun her sentence.

Beardsley, who is appearing via video link from custody, rests his arms and hands on his lap, in silence.

There is nobody in the public gallery.

"It was an incident of major public disorder which has badly damaged the reputation of Rotherham and South Yorkshire," the judge tells him.

"It was a very threatening incident and you were well to the fore."

Beardsley, who was pictured holding a can throughout the violence, was "affected by drink", his defence barrister Mr Baptiste tells the court.

On the issue of the Guy Fawkes mask, his representative says the defendant was handed a mask at the scene, which he went to wear.

The father-of-two does not hold racist views, Mr Baptiste tells the judge as part of his client's mitigation.

Beardsley was later seen on nearby Colliery Avenue, refusing to leave as part of a large group.

Video is played to the court showing riot police holding their shields, with Beardsley standing on the pavement as bottles are thrown by other people during the trouble on 4 August.

The 38-year-old handed himself in to a police station on 27 August.

The disorder which is the backdrop to the case is being outlined by prosecutor Stephanie Hollis here in courtroom seven in Sheffield.

Beardsley was seen at two pockets of disorder, the court hears, wearing a white Guy Fawkes mask covering his face during the unrest on 4 August.

At one point he pulled up his mask, allowing officers to identify him.

Throughout the disorder at the hotel in Manvers, Rotherham, he was pictured throwing lumps of concrete at officers, the court is told.

Appearing via video link, the sentencing hearing for Beardsley is about to be called on.

There is a short break in court before the next defendant is due to appear.

We believe that will be Ben Beardsley.

The 38-year-old, of Hall Gate, Mexborough, Doncaster, previously admitted a charge of violent disorder at Doncaster Magistrates' Court on 28 August.

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Lowe, now 19, of North Street, Darfield, has been handed a sentence of two years and two months detention.

Some family members began to cry in the public gallery as the judge read out the term.

Lowe is now being sentenced, after his earlier guilty plea to a charge of violent disorder.

He was arrested after being identified, weeks after the event took place on 4 August.

"You were well to the fore. You were seen at a several points of the disorder, taking an active part," the judge Her Honour Sarah Wright says.

Lowe was "part of the mob", shouting and whipping up the crowd, we hear.

An 18-year-old Ashley Lowe was pictured at the scene of the violence outside the hotel.

He'd taken off his gilet and used it to cover the bottom half of his face (as seen in the image below).

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The image shows him after people had entered the hotel and taken items from the lower floors.

Items were then thrown at officers trying to keep order.

Clarkson Baptiste, who is presenting mitigation on behalf of Lowe, said his client went to the hotel in Manvers "because there was nothing else to do".

He went on to say "it was the biggest mistake he has made in his life".

Lowe had, so far, found custody difficult, the court is told.

Lowe was part of a group of people who were attacking officers, kicking their shields and throwing missiles.

The prosecution tells the court that Lowe shouted "oi, charge" to people around him as police began to retreat.

At the time, Lowe, of North Street, Darfield, was aged 18, but has since turned 19.

More video is shown to the court, where people are seen storming the hotel.

The prosecution says Lowe was one of those people who went through a smashed door, as police had their backs against the building.

He had lifted his T-shirt above the lower portion of his face to conceal his identity, Ms Hollis says.

The court hears Lowe pleaded guilty to a charge of violent disorder at a previous hearing in August.

He was involved in ripping a wooden fence apart, wearing black clothing, a video played to the court shows.

The group of people "overpowered" the officers near the hotel, the court is told.

Ashley Lowe, 19, is next to appear on the video link for sentencing at Sheffield Crown Court.

Stephanie Hollis remains as the prosecuting barrister in the case.

The background to the case is being outlined once again.

We hear once more about how a fire was set outside the hotel, while missiles were thrown at officers who were trying to protect the building.

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Taking into account his "limited involvement" in the disorder, the judge says, Crowcroft will serve two years and six months in prison.

Crowcroft has previously been in these courts before, the judge says.

He was previously sentenced for drink driving, dangerous driving and assaulting his former partner.

All of this is being considered as part of his sentence, we are told.

The judge, Her Honour Sarah Wright, is now sentencing Crowcroft after he admitted violent disorder at an earlier hearing.

"The disorder was racist of character", she says, following an anti-immigration protest outside the hotel, which housed more than 200 asylum seekers.

A letter has been written to the court by Crowcroft, along with a number of character references, according to the judge.

Ed Moss, defending Crowcroft, says it is a "very difficult question to answer" as to how a 30 year old man, who engages in charity work and has previously represented his country as a boxer at a young age, was involved in such disorder.

"All of his life he has been disciplined... save for that day.

"How or why we may never find the answer for that," Mr Moss says.

He accepts his punishment and knows there will be one outcome - prison.

He apologises to everyone in the court, the police, his own family, for everything he was involved in, we are told.

"He wishes to apologise for the shame he has brought on his own family," Mr Moss adds.

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Prosecution barrister Stephanie Hollis says South Yorkshire Police expects the violence will cost the force £1m.

This is made up in the cost of equipment, damage to vehicles and also a large number of police officers being called in to help deal with the widespread disorder.

We also hear how people working inside the hotel feared for their lives, with many being barricaded inside the property in a makeshift panic room.

They watched on social media as the hotel they were in was attacked.

In video played to the court, Crowcoft is seen wearing a black T-shirt holding a can, and standing next to the van.

The 30-year-old, of Danesway, Doncaster, is seen "part of the crowd, milling about", the prosecution barrister says.

He joins with others in rocking the large vehicle.

Crowcroft was arrested on the 27 August, more than three weeks after the violence, and pleaded guilty to violent disorder at a previous court appearance.