In the Courts '“ latest update

n Matthew Christmas, 36, of Sunbeam Way, Gosport, admitted drink-driving on August 2 in Washbrook Road.
Portsmouth Magistrates' CourtPortsmouth Magistrates' Court
Portsmouth Magistrates' Court

He was fined £800 and banned from driving for three years.

A test revealed he had 63 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, more than the 35mg legal limit.

He must pay an £80 victim surcharge and £80 prosecution costs.

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Christmas was fined £200 after admitting failing to surrender to custody on August 30.

n Joshua King, 28, of no fixed address, admitted theft of meat worth £46 from Marks and Spencer in Portsmouth on August 12.

He also admitted failing to surrender to custody on August 30.

King also admitted theft of meat worth £22 from Tesco in Southsea on July 29.

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Magistrates jailed him for four weeks for each offence, totalling 12 weeks in prison.

He must pay a £115 victim surcharge.

n Kurtis Fleetwood, of Baker Barracks, Thorney Island, admitted assault by beating against a man on July 14 in Avery Lane, Gosport.

He also admitted a second assault by beating against another man on the same day.

Magistrates imposed a community order with 20 days of rehabilitation activity requirements.

Fleetwood must complete 96 hours within 12 months.

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He must pay an £80 victim surcharge and £620 prosecution costs.

n Darren Hanley, 45, of Oakshott Drive, Havant, was found guilty of drink-driving in Havant on February 6.

He was driving a Honda Shuttle at the time at Havant train station.

Magistrates fined him £450 with an 18-month driving ban.

Hanley must pay a £45 victim surcharge and 310 prosecution costs.

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A test revealed he had 75 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, more than double the limit.

n Paige Yearsley, 23, of Silchester Road, Baffins, admitted driving without insurance.

She was driving a Mercedes C180 – a HGV – in Holbrook Road, Portsmouth, on March 31.

Magistrates fined her £200 and imposed six points on her driving licence.

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She must pay a £20 victim surcharge and £150 prosecution costs.

n Richard Lea, 29, of Redwood Grove, Havant, was found guilty of four counts of assault by beating against the same woman on March 1, May 20 and 28, and June 19.

Magistrates imposed a community order with 40 days of rehabilitation activities and 100 hours of unpaid work.

He must pay a £60 victim surcharge and £760 prosecution costs.