A man employed as a tax adviser by an accountancy firm for three decades has been jailed for defrauding his employer and clients out of almost £250,000 to pay for his gambling habit

Timothy Bash was sentenced to three years in prison at Norwich Crown Court after pleading guilty to fraud by abuse of position at an earlier hearing.

The court heard how Bash had been employed by the accountancy firm Lovewell Blake for 30 years and was responsible for offering tax advice and completing tax returns for approximately 230 clients.