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

February 14

MARIA JONES, 45, of Wensley Road, Reading, admitted failing to give information relating to the identification of a driver suspected of committing an offence in Banbury between June and July 2021. Fined £300 and made to pay £139 in court fees. Driving record endorsed with six points. 
NIKOLA BICKNELL, 36, of Brixham Road, Reading, admitted fly-tipping black bags, bits of wood, doors and a fridge in Reading on June 11, 2020. Fined £825, must pay compensation of £229.15 and ordered to pay £1,225 in court costs. 

February 15

SEBASTIAN ZADURA, 35, of Russell Street, Reading, admitted being drunk and disorderly at Reading Railway Station on January 18, 2022. Conditional discharge for 12 months. Must pay £107 in court fees. 
DANIEL ALLAWAY, 40, of Cirrus Drive, Shinfield, admitted five counts of fraud by using a bank card that did not belong to him, in Shinfield on September 12, 2020. Committed to prison for 12 weeks. 

February 16

INSHAL TALIB, 27, of Florence Walk, Reading, admitted criminal damage to a phone and a car, assault, breaching a restraining order and damage to a motor vehicle in Reading o March 27, 2021. Committed to prison for 16 weeks suspended for 24 months. Must carry out 150 hours of unpaid work. 

February 17

SIANA LONGSMITH, 37, of Ermin Walk, Hungerford, admitted failing to give information relating to a driver suspected of committing an offence in Banbury between July and August 2021. Fined £240 and made to pay £119 in court fees. Banned from driving for six months. 

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