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

September 29:

DANIEL ANDREWS, 23, of Beckford Avenue, Bracknell, admitted possession of cannabis in Bracknell on January 13, 2019. Fined £80. Also ordered to pay £30 victim surcharge and £85 court costs. 

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September 30:

ALFIE HAYWOOD-HENCH, 22, of Bullbrook Drive, Bracknell, admitted sending an offensive/indecent/obscene/menacing message in Bracknell on September 16. Community order made, including 60 hours unpaid work requirement. Also ordered to pay £75 compensation, £90 victim surcharge and £85 court costs. 

DAVID CONNOR, 34, of Beanoak Road, Wokingham, admitted taking a bicycle without consent in Reading on July 4. Fined £50. Also ordered to pay £34 victim surcharge. 

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October 1:

ADAM KOVACS, 22, or Faraday Close, Arborfield, Wokingham, admitted drug driving on Eton Road, Datchet, on May 4. Found to have 7ug cannabis per litre of blood. Fined £120. Also ordered to pay £34 victim surcharge and £85 court costs. Disqualified from driving for 12 months. 

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