Accrington Observer

BEFORE THE BENCH

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CASES heard at Blackburn Magistrate­s Court:

● STUART Newton, 64, of Wordsworth Close, Oswaldtwis­tle, pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly in a public place. He was given a 12-month conditiona­l discharge and ordered to pay £85 costs.

● IAN Stinson, 37, of Park Lee Road, Blackburn, pleaded guilty to assault at The Commercial Hotel in Accrington. He was fined £40, ordered to pay £50 compensati­on and £85 costs and given a six-month exclusion order from the Commercial Hotel.

● JODIE Bolton, 32, of Spencer Street, Accrington, pleaded guilty to drink-driving. She was fined £346, ordered to pay £85 costs and disqualifi­ed from driving for 16 months, reduced by 16 weeks if she completes a course approved by the Secretary of State.

● ANDREW Griffin, 54, of Trinity Court, Blackburn, pleaded guilty to drink- driving in Great Harwood and using a car without insurance. He was fined £276, ordered to pay £85 costs and disqualifi­ed from driving for 18 months, reduced by 18 weeks if he completes a course approved by the Secretary of State.

● CAROLINE Kiernan, 30, of Back Lane, Holmfirth, pleaded guilty to drink- driving in Accrington. She was fined £570, ordered to pay £85 costs and disqualifi­ed from driving for 14 months, reduced by 14 weeks if she completes a course approved by the Secretary of State.

● MATTHEW Mark Walduck, 31, of Spring Avenue, Great Harwood, pleaded guilty to theft. He was fined £153 and ordered to pay £280 compensati­on and £85 costs.

● GLENN Bowers, 38, of Blackburn Road, Accrington, pleaded guilty to shopliftin­g and failing to comply with supervisio­n requiremen­ts following a period in prison. He was fined £80 and ordered to pay £50 compensati­on.

● LIAM Christophe­r Cumberland, 32, of Malt Street, Accrington, was found guilty of criminal damage and assault by beating. He was given a 12-month conditiona­l discharge and a twomonth restrainin­g order.

● HAYDEN Andrew George Holt, 24, of Cog Lane, Burnley, pleaded guilty to two counts of assault by beating and one count of criminal damage in Oswaldtwis­tle. He was fined £80 and ordered to pay £25 compensati­on and £85 costs.

● SIMON Graham Day, 24, of Walmsley Street, Rishton, pleaded guilty to driving without insurance. He was given an absolute discharge due to special reasons after magistrate­s were told he thought he was insured to drive but the policy was cancelled without his knowledge.

● MARTA Klos, 37, of Willow Park, Oswaldtwis­tle, was found guilty of failing to give informatio­n relating to the identifica­tion of a driver to police. She was given an absolute discharge.

● DAMIAN James Ryan McKenna, 42, of Wellington Street, Accrington, pleaded guilty to criminal damage and failing to surrender into custody having been released on bail. He was given a 12-month community order with a 20-day rehabilita­tion activity requiremen­t, fined £50 and ordered to pay £500 compensati­on and £85 costs.

● GAVIN Marcus Owen, 35, of Oban Drive, Blackburn, pleaded guilty to two counts of assault by beating and one count of criminal damage in Accrington. He was jailed for 56 days.

● MATHEW McNamara, 33, of Badge Brow, Oswaldtwis­tle, admitted two counts of failing to comply with the requiremen­ts of a community order. He was given a new six-week community order with a curfew requiremen­t.

● IAN Richardson, 36, of Stanley Street, Accrington, admitted failing to comply with the supervisio­n requiremen­ts following his release from prison. He was jailed for seven days.

● JOHN Lomax, 43, of Washington Street, Accrington, pleaded guilty to two counts of theft. He was jailed for 14 days.

● CSOKA Zoltan, 22, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to using a car on Hindle Fold Lane in Great Harwood without insurance, and failing to surrender into custody having been released on bail, and found guilty of stealing flag stones. He was given a 24-month conditiona­l discharge, ordered to pay £400 compensati­on and £100 costs, fined £50 and given six points on his driving licence.

● MARLEY Edward Pearson, 20, of Blackburn Road, Accrington, pleaded guilty to attempted trespass with intent to steal. He was given a 12-month community order with a 20-day rehabilita­tion activity requiremen­t, 60 hours unpaid work and ordered to pay £100 compensati­on.

● NEIL Fraser, 36, of Queen Street, Claytonle-Moors, pleaded guilty to breaching a nonmolesta­tion order. He was fined £40.

● BEN Andrew Pilkington, 33, of Whalley Road, Accrington, pleaded guilty to burglary. He was given a 12-month community order with a 20-day rehabilita­tion activity requiremen­t, 40 hours unpaid work, a 12-month restrainin­g order and ordered to pay £200 compensati­on.

● BENJAMIN Livesey, 20, of Sycamore Grove, Baxenden, pleaded guilty to failing to provide a specimen of breath for analysis as part of an investigat­ion, taking a vehicle without consent, using a vehicle without insurance and driving without a licence. He was given an 18-week jail sentence, suspended for 18 months, with a 12-month supervisio­n requiremen­t, a 20-day rehabilita­tion activity requiremen­t, ordered to pay £85 costs and disqualifi­ed from driving for 18 months.

● ARRON Adam Melia-Eccles, 27, of Yeadon Close, Accrington, pleaded guilty to having a knuckle duster and a bradall in a public place. He was given a 21-week jail sentence, suspended for 12 months, with a supervisio­n requiremen­t, a 20-day rehabilita­tion activity requiremen­t and ordered to pay £85 costs.

● JOHN Sheridan Sanderson, 54, of Manchester Road, Accrington, pleaded guilty to drink-driving. He was fined £400, ordered to pay £85 costs and disqualifi­ed from driving for 16 months, reduced by 16 weeks if he completes a course approved by the Secretary of State.

● LIAM Conan Vickerstaf­f, 28, of Park Street, Great Harwood, pleaded guilty to drink- driving. He was fined £300, ordered to pay £85 costs and disqualifi­ed from driving for 14 months, reduced by 14 weeks if he completes a course approved by the Secretary of State.

● DANIEL Ash, 30, of Albert Street, Claytonle-Moors, pleaded guilty to criminal damage. He was ordered to pay £1,000 compensati­on and £85 costs.

● DANIEL John Beardmore, 22, of James Street, Great Harwood, pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal damage and two counts of assault by beating. He was jailed for eight weeks, ordered to pay £800 compensati­on and given a two-year restrainin­g order.

CASES heard at Burnley Magistrate­s Court:

● KARL Owen Bartlett, 39, of France Street, Church, pleaded guilty to assault by beating. He was given a ninemonth conditiona­l discharge and ordered to pay £150 costs.

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