Drink-drive offenders in court

DRINK-DRIVERS are among people who have had their cases dealt with in the courts.

Also before the courts was one man who made threats and was driving a car on the roads when he should not have been because he was banned.

Other defendants included people caught with drugs - one with cocaine and another with cannabis, the court was told. They have all had their cases dealt with at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates Court.

Callum Roberts, 24, of Stubby Lane, Draycott in the Clay, admitted possession of 7.9g of cocaine in Burton on June 19. He has been fined £346 and ordered to pay £85 court costs and a £25 victim surcharge.

Deborah Salt, 44, of Station Road, Rolleston, admitted driving a Vauxhall Astra, in Derby Road, Burton, on March 31, with 56 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35 microgrammes.

She has been fined £242 and ordered to pay £85 court costs and a £32 victim surcharge. She has also been banned from driving for 16 months.

John Butler, 32, of Twyford Road, Stenson, admitted using threatening, abusive words or behaviour or disorderly behaviour in Church Gresley on September 9. He also admitted driving a car in John Street, Church Gresley, on September 11, while banned from driving.

He was given an 18-week prison sentence which was suspended for 12 months after magistrates heard he had a poor record of previous convictions and compliance.

Butler must now complete 60 hours of unpaid work, and was ordered to pay £85 court costs as well as a £128 victim surcharge. He has also been banned from driving for 12 months.

Daniel Wagstaff, 43, of Black Eagle Court, Burton, admitted driving a Citroen Berlingo, in Dallow Street, Burton, on November 22, with 178 millilitres of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood. The legal limit is 80 millilitres.

He has been fined £500 and ordered to pay £85 court costs and a £50 victim surcharge. He has been banned from driving for 24 months.

Nicholas Trueman, 40, of Alexander Road, Swadlincote, admitted possession of a small quantity of cannabis in Swadlincote on December 16. He has been made the subject of a 12-month conditional discharge and was ordered to pay a £21 victim surcharge.

Brian Page, 64, of Church Street, Coton in the Elms, admitted possession of a quantity of cannabis at his address on March 6.

He also admitted producing a quantity of cannabis. Page was given a 12-month conditional discharge, and was also ordered to pay a £85 court costs and a £21 victim surcharge.