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

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April 24 to 28

TIMOTHY JONES, 77, of Temple Mill Island, Marlow, pleaded guilty to drink driving in Wargrave on November 21 last year with namely 151 milligrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood. He was disqualified from driving for 18 months, reduced by 18 weeks and fined £923. There were also court costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £369.

MARK OLIVER, 30, of Uxbridge Road, Slough, pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer in Maidenhead on April 7 as well as using threatening/abusive words/behaviour within hearing or sight of a person likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress. He was fined £80. There were also court costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £32.

LISA ROWLEY, 52, of Frenchwood House, Ascot, pleaded guilty to drink driving in Waitrose Car Park, London Road, Ascot on April 8 this year with namely 134 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. She was disqualified from driving for 30 months, reduced by 30 weeks, and fined £1,173. There were also court costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £469.

BORIS RADULOV, 38, of Elm Park Road, Reading, pleaded guilty to drink driving in Chatham Street, Reading on April 9 this year with namely 72 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. He was disqualified from driving for 18 months, reduced by 18 weeks, and fined £553. There were also court costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £221.

YULIA BOSKLOPPER, 44, of Star Road, Caversham, pleaded guilty to drink driving on April 9 in Reading with namely 66 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, as well as driving without third party insurance and driving without a licence. He was disqualified from driving for 20 months and was fined £120. There were court costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £48.

SONNER TODD, 49, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to assaulting a woman on April 23 this year in Reading. He was jailed for 12 weeks. There were also court costs of £85.

BRENDAN RYCE, 23, of Blackwater Close, Reading, indicated guilty to assaulting a police officer on April 23 this year in Reading. He was fined £120. There were no order for costs.

LEWIS HOBBS, 25, of Oldway Lane, Slough, pleaded guilty to drug driving on Bower Way, Slough on August 7 as well as possession of a Class B drug, namely cannabis. He was given a community order to complete 10 days of rehabilitation activity. He was also disqualified from driving for 36 months. There was also an order for the drugs to be forfeited and destroyed. There were court costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £114.

GEORGE WHITTINGTON, 34, of Rycroft, Windsor, pleaded guilty to causing harassment, alarm or distress and the offence was racially aggravated on September 1 last year as well as using threatening, abusive, insulting words causing another person harassment, alarm or distress. He was given a community order to complete 15 days of rehabilitation activity and 150 hours of unpaid work. There were court costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £114.

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