BEFORE THE BENCH

THE following people have appeared before Stockport magistrates:

●ASA BURKE, 31, of Larkhill Road, Cheadle Hulme, admitted theft. Fined £250, £150 compensation, £85 costs.

●MATTHEW IAN WHELAN, 31, of Beaver House, Offerton, pleaded guilty to making off without payment and criminal damage. Fined £165, £156 compensation, £85 costs.

●SHEILA ROWBOTTOM, 65, of Gawsworth Close, Poynton, admitted drink-driving. Community punishment order with an activity requirement, fined £300, 25 month driving ban, £85 costs.

●WILLIAM ALISTAIR CAIRNS, 23, of Buckingham Street, Davenport, pleaded guilty to the use of threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour and failing to surrender to custody. Community punishment order with 100 hours unpaid work, £85 costs.

●ANDREW DEAN, 39, of Victoria Park, Offerton, admitted shoplifting. Community punishment order with an activity requirement, £85 costs.

●DEAN NEIL WINFIELD, 37, of Masefield Grove, Reddish, pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer, criminal damage and failing to surrender to custody. Six weeks jail, £149.46 compensation.

●MARK DELWYN RICHARDS, 38, of Underhill, Romiley, admitted driving while unfit through drugs, class A drug possession and failing to surrender to custody. Thirteen weeks jail, three-year driving ban.

●KIMBERLEY KEENYA BRODERICK, 35, of Vale Close, Romiley, admitted shoplifting and failing to provide a sample. Eight weeks jail suspended for a year, 40 hours unpaid work, £85 costs.

●STEVEN JAMES BOOND, 24, of Barlow Crescent, Marple, pleaded guilty to the use of threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour. Fined £150, restraining order, £300 costs.

●ANTHONY SCOTT APSLEY, 49, of York Close, Cheadle, admitted two counts of shoplifting. One year conditional discharge, £50 compensation, £85 costs.