Mark Wainfur and his pet pitbull terrier Skitz

Mark Wainfur from Newport is risking up to two years in prison because he said he will carry on wearing it because he says he's "got nothing else".

Wainfur, 20, and his brother Peter, 17, were both given extended three-year Asbos by Newport magistrates on Friday.

Gwent Police said if either were caught wearing a hoodie they risked arrest.

Locals claim the brothers had been causing "havoc" in the Somerton area for years.

The Wainfur brothers were given their first Asbos in 2002, which have now been extended for another three years by the court.

A condition of the Asbos bans them from wearing "hoodies or scarves to hide their identities".

They are also prohibited from threatening, harassing or pestering a man with learning difficulties who lives in their neighbourhood.

I'm never going to stop wearing hoodies. They are my favourite clothes Mark Wainfur

The pair are banned from gathering in large groups of people, pestering their neighbours or insulting police officers and council employees.

A Gwent Police spokesman said: "If either Mark or Peter are seen wearing hooded tops in the area specified by the Asbo they will be arrested.

"The maximum penalty for breaching the Asbo is two years in prison."

'Stupid'

Neighbours have called on police to arrest Mark Wainfur for flouting the Asbo by donning a hoodie and claim the brothers have caused havoc around Palm Square in Somerton for years.

One woman, 37, said: "It's a joke and he's just laughing at the law.

"Those boys have caused havoc around here for years and they need to be taught a lesson once and for all.

"They think they are so tough and it needs someone to teach them a short, sharp lesson - lets see how they look in a prison uniform instead of hoodies."

Mark Wainfur, who is unemployed, said: "I'm never going to stop wearing hoodies. They are my favourite clothes.

"All my tops are hoodies - I haven't got anything else to wear. It's stupid.

"I don't have any money to buy new clothes and if they paid me to get some I'd probably buy more hoodies."

Hoodies have created controversy after bans in some shopping centres and pubs, due to fears the clothing can hide offenders' identities.