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

September 18: 

ANGELA COX, 47, of Westall Street, Shinfield, admitted drug driving Northumberland Avenue, Reading, on October 31, 2019. Found to have 5.1ug cannabis per litre of blood. Fined £101. Also ordered to pay £30 victim surcharge and £85 court costs. Also disqualified from driving for 12 months. 

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NOUR RABAH, 19, of Norrey Avenue, Wokingham, admitted criminal damage to a car worth £2921 in Wokingham on August 6, 2019. Also admitted assault by beating of a working police constable in Wokingham on August 6, 2019. Community order made, including 80 hours unpaid work. Also ordered to pay £90. 

September 21: 

HARRY PRITCHARD, 22, of Addiscombe Road, Crowthorne, admitted drink driving on Old Wokingham Road, Wokingham, on December 6, 2019. Found to have 59mcg alcohol per 100ml breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35mcg. Also admitted using a motor vehicle on a road without a valid test certificate on Old Wokingham Road, Wokingham, on December 6, 2019. Fined £120. Also ordered to pay £32 victim surcharge and £85 court costs. Also disqualified from driving for 12 months. 

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