The following cases were heard at Reading or Slough Magistrates’ Courts.

February 13:

LAURA PRITCHARD, 43, of Barley Mead, Maidenhead, pleaded guilty to drink drinking on October 19 last year with namely 70 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. She was fined £300 and disqualified from driving for 18 months. There was also court costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £120.

KYLE PORTER, 37, of Peneridge Farm, Nine Mile Road, pleaded guilty to breaching a restraining order while in Bullingdon prison on June 29 by writing a letter to someone he was prohibited from contacting. He was fined £200.

LIEM SHARP, 23, of Bedfordshire Way, Wokingham, pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis on January 27 this year in Reading as well as driving without insurance, without a licence, and without due care and attention. He was fined £100 and disqualified from driving for six months. There was also court costs of £85. An order was made for the drugs to be forfeited and destroyed.

SUNNY MANGAT, 51, of Macphail Close, Wokingham, pleaded guilty to drink driving on January 27 this year in Wokingham with namely 93 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. She was fined £1,3200 and disqualified from driving for 24 months. There was also a court coust of £85 and a victim surcharge of £480.

JAMES OKOU, 48, of Heathcote Grove, London, pleaded guilty to failing to provide a specimen for testing after being stopped by police in Reading on January 28 this year. He was given 80 hours of unpaid work and disqualified from driving for 18 months. There was also court costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £114.

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