The following cases were heard at Reading and Slough Magistrates’ Court:

August 13:

Helen Sarah Janes, 41, of Kinross Avenue, Ascot. Failure to give information relating to the identification of a driver or rider of a vehicle when required. Disqualified from driving for seven days. Fined £30. Costs £30.

Asadullah Mehak, 43, of Gomer Road, Bagshot. Driving over 30mph speed limit in Sunningdale. Disqualified from driving for 56 days. Fined £308. Costs £115.

Tinotenda Chigona, 24, of Tilney Way, Earley. Driving a vehicle which failed to stop after a road accident. Driving record endorsed with six penalty points. Fined £30. Costs £30.

Sean Frank Gillard, 54, of Peregrine Close, Bracknell. Possession of a controlled drug of Class B (cannabis). Community order made. Costs £170.

Benjamin Bryn Nicholas Meade, 30, of Spring Hill Court, Bracknell. Assault by beating of an emergency worker. Community order made. Compensation £200. Costs £175. Obstruct or resist a constable in execution of duty. Community order made.

August 14:

Myra Michelle Rowan, 39, of Prince Drive, Sandhurst. Theft from a shop in Bracknell. Discharged conditionally for 12 months. Costs £105.

Arho Ofowinor, 36, of Lower Broadmoor Road, Crowthorne. Assault by beating. Compensation £200. Costs £85. Assault by beating. Compensation £200.

August 16:

Rahman Ahmed, 44, of Hinton Drive, Crowthorne. Failure to provide a specimen for analysis as the driver of a vehicle. Disqualified from driving for 24 months. Fined £1,125. Costs £272.

Kamran Hussain, 30, of Wokingham Road, Earley. Affray. Community order made. Costs £170.

Ramzan Hussain, 37, of Wokingham Road, Earley. Affray. Community order made. Costs £170.

August 19:

Emil Rumenov Atanasov, 33, of North View Amen Corner, Binfield. Possession of a controlled drug of Class B (cannabis/cannabis resin). Community order made. Driving whilst disqualified. Disqualified from driving for two years. Community order made. Costs £170.

Jerry Foumboua, 27, of Regis Park Road, Reading. Driving a large goods vehicle without correct insurance policy. Driving record endorsed with six penalty points. Fined £141. Costs £30.

Philip Anthony Chalmers, 22, of Manor Park Drive, Finchampstead. Failure to comply with the requirements of a community order. Fined £141. Costs £60.

August 20:

Lee Jay Thompson, 31, of River Way, Harlow. Driving over the drug-drive limit in the borough of Wokingham. Disqualified from driving for 12 months. Fined £300. Costs £115. Driving without correct insurance. Fined £75.

Isha Kapila, 37, of Kestrel Way, Wokingham. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Disqualified from driving for 18 months. Fined £500. Costs £1,050.

Liam Bolton, 23, of Bluebell Hill, Bracknell. Driving over 30mph speed limit in Sunningdale. Disqualified from driving for six months. Fined £375. Costs £122.

Paul Ciprian Chritsecu-Tanasa, 30, of Oxford Road, Reading. Driving over 50mph speed limit in Bracknell. Disqualified from driving for 14 days. Fined £120. Costs £115.

Svetlana Meani, 41, of Blackwater Close, Spencers Wood. Driving over 30mph speed limit. Driving record endorsed with six penalty points. Fined £660. Costs £151.

Alistair Mark Olrog, 23, of London Road, Hook. Driving over 30mph speed limit in Sunningdale. Driving record endorsed with six penalty points. Fined £600. Costs £145.

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