On the face of it Andrew Creighton seemed like a successful businessman with a thriving property portfolio and plant hire company.

 

But the 36-year-old used his status to mask his role as ringleader of a gang which flooded Barnsley with strong cannabis 'skunk.'

 

He was one of five men jailed for a total of 12-and-a-half years at Sheffield Crown Court on Wednesday for conspiracy to produce cannabis.

 

Full story in the town edition this week.