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was fined £218 and was told to pay a surcharge to fund victim services of £30 and costs of £85. A football banning order was imposed for a period of three years.

20, of Hurstwood Road, Sunderland, pleaded guilty to driving a BMW 330D on Nilverton Avenue, on November 18, when the proportion of alcohol namely 54 microgrammes, in 100ml of breath, exceeded the prescribed limit. He was fined £300 and was told to pay a surcharge to fund victim services of £40 and costs of £85. He was disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 15 months.

28, of Neville Court, Sulgrave, Washington, pleaded guilty to stealing whisky to the value of £70, jointly with another man, from an Aldi store in Pelaw Gateshead, on March 5. He was told to pay compensation of £35.