A WOMAN has admitted illegally entering a remote Lake District pub and stealing a key.

Deborah Acton, 44, entered the Wasdale Head Inn as a trespasser and stole a key from the bar / reception area on May 5.

She indicated a guilty plea to burglary other than dwelling with intent to steal when she appeared before Workington Magistrates’ Court.

The case was adjourned for a pre-sentence report to be prepared.

Acton, of The Limes, Orgill, Egremont, will be sentenced on December 2. She was granted bail.