A MAN from Yate has been jailed after assaulting a male and possessing a knife. 

Jack Walker, aged 23, admitted possessing a double-bladed seven-inch dagger on March 4 last year in Baldwin Street, Bristol. 

Walker, of Woodchester, Yate, also admitted assaulting a man on the same day. 

He pleaded guilty to one count of assault and possessing a knife in a public place at Bristol Crown Court on November 14. 

Walker was jailed for 12 months.