AN Ayr man who stole a handbag from a vehicle outside a nursery school has been jailed.

Barry Fraser, 39, pled guilty at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court last week to entering an unsecure vehicle at Treetops Nursery in Saltcoats on July 11 and stealing a handbag and contents.

Fraser was also found in possession of heroin at his home in Fenickland Avenue, Ayr, on the same date.

The 39-year-old was sentenced to 19 weeks in prison.