In the Courts '“ latest update

n Ben Sharpe, 31, of Lime Grove, Paulsgrove, admitted permitting a man to use a car when there was no insurance for him.

Magistrates fined Sharpe £500 with a £50 victim surcharge and £85 prosecution costs to pay.

He received six points on his licence for the May 4 offence in Wingfield Street, Portsmouth.

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n Amy Finnerty, 26, of Waverley Road, Southsea, assaulted a constable in the execution of his duty on September 29 in Albert Road.

Magistrates imposed a community order with eight-week electronic curfew between 7pm and 7am.

She also admitted using threatening or abusive words or behaviour or disorderly behaviour within the hearing or sight of a person likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress.

The offence was racially-aggravated but she received no separate penalty.

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n Rachael Ferguson, 36, of Dudley Road, Copnor, admitted assaulting a constable in the execution of his duty on April 8 in Southsea.

Magistrates fined her £92 with £25 compensation, a £30 victim surcharge and £85 prosecution costs to pay.

n Brian Savage, 73, of Long Drive, Gosport, admitted drink-driving in Rower Lane, Gosport, on August 31.

He was caught driving a Suzuki.

A test revealed he had 52 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, more than the 35mg legal limit.

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Magistrates fined Savage £110 and banned him from driving for 12 months.

He must pay a £30 victim surcharge and £85 prosecution costs.

n Thomas Willett, 32, of Allaway Avenue, Paulsgrove, admitted failing to provide a specimen of breath when suspected of drink-driving.

He was fined £327 and banned from driving for 24 months.

He must pay a £32 victim surcharge and £250 prosecution costs.

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n Onkar Singh, 33, of Jenkins Road, Baffins, admitted drink-driving in Alec Rose Lane, Portsmouth, on August 6.

He was caught driving a BMW with 62 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, more than the 35mg legal limit.

Magistrates fined him £350 with a 17-month driving ban.

He must pay a £35 victim surcharge and £85 prosecution costs.

n Kathleen Brennan, 31, of Meadowsweet Way, Paulsgrove, admitted theft of items worth £181 from Matalan on September 1.

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Magistrates imposed a 12-month conditional discharge with a £20 victim surcharge to pay.

n Paul Clark, 48, of Sandringham Road, admitted being drunk and disorderly in Milton Road on September 23.

Magistrates imposed a six-month conditional discharge.

Clark must pay a £20 victim surcharge and £30 prosecution costs.