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

July 4

MICHAEL AYRES, 23, of Point Royal, Bracknell, admitted failing to comply with the requirements of a community order by failing to attend unpaid work sessions in March and April 2022. Ordered to pay costs of £75.
DAVID CALLAGHAN, 55, of Furze Bank, Sunningdale, admitted failing to comply with the requirements of a community order by failing to attend unpaid work in May 2022. Fined £1,406 and made to pay £60 in court costs. 

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