January 14:

Gary Mellor, 45, of Farmes Down Drive, Wokingham, admitted to speeding and was fined £100. He had his driving licence endorsed with three penalty points and was ordered to pay a surcharge of £30.

Simon Teague, 39, of Beehive Road, Binfield, admitted to harassment without violence. A community order was made and he must take part in a Rehabilitation Activity Requirement for a maximum of 20 days. A restraining order was made by the court and he was ordered to pay costs of £500 and a surcharge of £85.

Scott Liddell, 20, of Hanworth Close, Bracknell, admitted to failing without reasonable excuse to comply with the requirements of a community order by failing to carry out unpaid work and failing to provide evidence. He was fined £83 and ordered to pay costs of £60.

Thomas Cornish, 36, of Crowthorne Road, Bracknell, admitted to drink-driving. A community order was made and he must take part in a Rehabilitation Activity Requirement for a maximum of 12 days. He must carry out 60 hours of unpaid work in the next 12 months. He was disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 36 months and ordered to pay costs of £620. He was also ordered to pay a surcharge of £85.

January 15:

Jamie Andrew Soane, 28, of Earlswood, Bracknell, admitted to harassment without violence. A community order was made and he must take part in a Rehabilitation Activity Requirement for a maximum of 40 days. A restraining order was made and he was ordered to pay costs of £225. He was also ordered to pay a surcharge of £85.

Tristan Toby Gooch, 35, of Stratfield, Bracknell, admitted to driving a motor vehicle otherwise than in accordance with a licence and without third-party insurance. He also admitted to failing without reasonable cause to surrender to custody at Berkshire Magistrates’ Court, having been released on bail during criminal proceedings and two counts of driving a motor vehicle with a proportion of a specified controlled drug above the specified limit. A community order was made and he must take part in a Drug Rehabilitation Requirement for six months and a Rehabilitation Activity Requirement for a maximum of 20 days. He was disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 36 months. He was also ordered to pay costs totalling £255.

January 17:

Liam Desmond, 31, of Venning Road, Arborfield, admitted to drink-driving. A community order was made and he must take part in a Rehabilitation Activity Requirement for a maximum of 15 days. He must also carry out 200 hours of unpaid work in the next 12 months. He was disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 28 months and ordered to pay costs totalling £170.

Matthew James Wolff, 38, of Reading Road, Winnersh, admitted to driving a motor vehicle with a proportion of a specified controlled drug above the specified limit and possessing a controlled drug of Class B, namely cannabis/cannabis resin. He was fined £200, ordered to pay costs of £85 and a surcharge of £30.

Miroslaw Zybowski, 24, of The Oaks, Bracknell, admitted to possessing a controlled drug of Class B and was fined £100. An order was made by the court for the destruction of the drugs and he was ordered to pay costs of £85 and a surcharge of £30.

Thomas Osborn, 20, of Bay Road, Bracknell, was proven on two occasions to have entered a train for the purpose of travel without a valid ticket. He was fined a total of £440, ordered to pay compensation of £12.60 and costs of £280.

January 18:

Abdul Qayyum Siddique, 52, of Oxford Road, Wokingham, admitted to being the driver of a carriage and plying for hire when the carriage was not licensed as a public hackney carriage. He also admitted to driving a private hire vehicle without a current licence and driving a large goods vehicle/passenger carrying vehicle without third-party insurance. He was fined £100 and had his driving licence endorsed with eight penalty points.

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