A MAN has pleaded guilty to raiding a series of betting shops.

Malcolm Parker, aged 46, pleaded guilty to eight offences of robbery and seven charges of possessing a firearm at Kingston Crown Court on June 6.

Mr Parker, of Bell Field, Pixton Way, New Addington, Croydon, robbed the Ladbrokes shops, including the one in Beckenham High Street last June.

The case was adjourned for pre- sentence reports until August 8.