A wedding planner who scammed £130,000 from dozens of couples has been jailed.

Craig Williamson was sentenced to two and a half years in prison at Dundee Sheriff Court on Wednesday following the incidents at Guthrie Castle in Angus.

The 42-year-old gambling addict went on the run to Ibiza after spending up to £5000 a day on his habit with cash taken from couples due to be wed at the castle.

Multi-millionaire owner of the Angus venue, Dan Pena, has spent tens of thousands of pounds covering refunds and bookings.

Dundee Sheriff Court heard how bride Alice Cannon found her wedding, for which she had handed over nearly £19,000 to Williamson, was not on the books with Guthrie Castle staff only a week before her big day.

It went ahead after Mr Pena met the cost from his own pocket. A sheriff told Williamson he was guilty of a "despicable crime".

Megan McNamee also found her big day was triple booked for a date in July, forcing her to reschedule for later in the year, again with Mr Pena meeting the cost.

The mother of a third bride, Kayleigh Ferguson, handed almost £19,000 to Williamson for a wedding scheduled for June having booked more than 18 months in advance.

But again there was no record with the castle and Williamson vanished with the money. Her wedding went ahead with the castle's owner paying for it.

The court heard Williamson handed himself in to police in Dundee on May 8 after news of the fraud broke but refused to answer officers questions during interview.

Williamson, 42, a prisoner at HMP Perth, pleaded guilty on indictment to a charge of fraud committed between July 16, 2015 and April 2017.

Sheriff Alastair Carmichael jailed Williamson for 30 months, reduced from 45 months for his early guilty plea.