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

September 9:

Matthew John Ilsey, 25, of Freshfield Close, Lower Earley. Failure to provide a specimen for analysis as the driver of a vehicle. Disqualified from driving for 20 months. Fined £333. Costs £33.

James McAlister, 42, of Livesey Close, London. Driving over the drink-drive limit in Lower Earley. Disqualified from driving for two years. Community order made. Costs £335.

David Alan Webb, 32, of Rectory Lane, Bracknell. Driving without third party insurance. Driving record endorsed with six penalty points. Fined £200. Costs £280.

Louisa Sally Beasley, 25, of Drovers Way, Woodley. Failure to comply with the requirements of a community order. Order to continue. Fined £40. Costs £30.

Kasim Mahmood Bhatti, 19, of Beechwood Avenue, Woodley. Failure to comply with the requirements of a community order. Order to continue. Costs £60.

Keeley Jane Brown, 47, of Kingfisher Drive, Woodley. Failure to comply with the requirements of a suspended sentence. Order to continue. Costs £30.

Rebecca Jane Docherty, 37, of Staffordshire Croft, Warfield. Theft from a shop in Bracknell. Discharged conditionally for 12 months. Costs £20.

David Roy Thompson, 36, of Winchester Road, Aldershot. Theft from a shop in Sandhurst. Fined £40. Costs £117. Failure to surrender to custody at Slough Magistrates’ Court. Fined £20.

September 10:

Stephen Paul Monger, 50, of Garners Close, Chalfont St Peter. Driving over 30mph speed limit in Sunningdale. No totting disqualification. Driving record endorsed with three penalty points. Fined £306. Costs £115.

Patrick Stokes, 46, of New Acres, Nine Mile Ride. Driving without third party insurance in Wokingham. Disqualified from driving for three months. Fined £375. Costs £122.

Olumide Akintan, 31, of Market Street, Bracknell. Failure to give information relating to the driver of a vehicle when required. Disqualified from driving for six months. Fined £660. Costs £151.

Hardev Singh Dhaliwal, 49, of Rectory Lane, Bracknell. In charge of a vehicle which did not meet insurance requirements. Fined £40. Costs £30.

September 12:

Waheed Akhtar Sharif, 38, of Anderson Avenue, Earley. Theft – other – including theft by finding. Community order made. Costs £170.

September 13:

Afsheen Ahmad, 35, of Wheble Drive, Woodley. Failure to comply with road traffic regulations by not displaying blue disability badge. Discharged conditionally for six months. Costs £170.

Josh Blanch, 19, of Westcotts Green, Warfield. Failure to pay for a fare whilst travelling on a train. Fined £220. Compensation £13.75. Costs £190.

Daniel Birggs, 25, of Tamar Way, Wokingham. Failure to pay for a fare whilst travelling on a train. Fined £220. Compensation £3.80. Costs £190.

Dale Wayne Todd, 33, of Stoney Road, Bracknell. Drunk and disorderly in a public place. Discharged conditionally for 12 months. Costs £21.

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