Latest round-up: Who has been in court?

A host of fines and bans for drink and drug drivers have been dished out by Tameside magistrates of late.

Driver almost three times over limit 

A motorist who was almost three times over the drink drive limit has been banned from the road for two years by Tameside magistrates.

Emily Blackshaw, 25, of Greave, Romiley, pleaded guilty to the offence after being stopped in Stockport on September 6 this year.

Magistrates heard she was found to have 99 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath - the legal limit being 35.

She was ordered to carry out 80 hours unpaid work, plus pay £85 court costs and a £95 victim surcharge.

The driving disqualification can be reduced by six months if a driving course is satisfactorily completed.

Found guilty of assault offence 

A Manchester man has been given a curfew order by Tameside magistrates for assaulting a woman in Glossop.

John Joyce, 27, of Franton Road, Manchester, had denied the offence which had happened in Glossop on April 22.

However, he was found guilty by the court and ordered to remain at his address for 12 weeks between the hours of 7pm and 7am each night.

Magistrates ordered him to pay £300 court costs and a £95 victim surcharge.

Crown court date for drugs charge

Albanian national Ardit Saffa appeared before Tameside magistrates charged with producing a quantity of cannabis.

The allegation relates to an address in Canterbury Street, Ashton, where the 23-year-old, of no fixed abode, is charged with producing the drug on or before December 1 this year.

He was remanded in custody to appear for trial at Minshull Street Crown Court on December 22.

Driving ban for one year 

Ford Fiesta driver Jamir Ali was found to be over the drug drive limit when stopped on Nelson Street in Hyde on May 14 this year.

The 44-year-old admitted the offence when he appeared before Tameside magistrates and was banned from the road for 12 months.

The Hyde man, of Newton Street, was also fined £120 and instructed to pay £85 court costs and a £34 victim surcharge.

Theft from store

Shinade Lawe, 31, of Tatton Street, Stalybridge, has been given a 12 month conditional discharge by Tameside magistrates.

He admitted stealing items worth £61.84 from McColls shop in Haughton Green Road, Denton, on July 22.

Magistrates also ordered him to pay £85 court costs and a £22 victim surcharge.

No insurance

Driving through Denton without any insurance cover cost Nguyen Dung a £120 fine at Tameside Magistrates’ Court.

The man, 29, whose address was given as being in Sheffield, admitted the offence and was also ordered to pay £85 court costs and a £34 victim surcharge. His driving licence was endorsed with six penalty points.

Drug driver found in possession of cannabis 

Dukinfield driver Konrad Koroscik has been banned for driving for 12 months by Tameside magistrates for being over the drug drive limit.

The 38-year-old, of Peel Street, pleaded guilty to the offence after being stopped on Birch Lane in the town on May 20 this year.

Magistrates fined him £80, plus ordered him to pay £85 court costs and a victim surcharge of £34.

He admitted a further charge of being in possession of a quantity of cannabis and was fined a further £20. 

Magistrates ordered the cannabis be forfeited and destroyed.

Motorist found to be over legal drink drive limit 

A Manchester man was more than two times over the drink drive limit when stopped in Droylsden, Tameside magistrates heard.

Thirty-eight-year-old Osazuwa Festus Uwagboe, of Tidsley, pleaded guilty to the offence which had happened on October 23 in Manchester Road in Droylsden.

He was fined £500 for the offence and banned from the road for 17 months, although the driving disqualification can be reduced by 17 weeks if a driving course is satisfactorily completed.

Ordered to pay £200 for smashed window 

Tameside magistrates have fined Hattersley man Craig Davison £80 and ordered him to pay £200 compensation.

The 30-year-old, of Hattersely Road West, admitted smashing a window causing £200 damage to a Jigsaw Housing property on September 5 this year. He must also pay £85 court costs and £34 victim surcharge.

£240 fine for failing to comply with court order 

Dean Jackson failed to comply with court orders and was fined £240 by Tameside Magistrates’ Court as a result.

The 30-year-old, of Stamford Street in Mossley, admitted being in breach of the order. 

He must also pay £85 court costs and a £34 victim surcharge.

Two-year ban for drink driver 

A Denton driver was almost three times over the drink drive limit when behind the wheel on October 11 last year, Tameside magistrates heard.

Danielle Livesey, 35, of Essington Walk, admitted the offence and was banned from the road for two years.

Magistrates heard she was found to have 95 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35.

She was also ordered to carry out 200 hours unpaid work, plus pay £200 court costs and a victim surcharge of £95.

The driving disqualification can be reduced by 24 weeks if a driving course is successfully completed.

She also admitted causing damage to a lamp-post following a collision while driving on the same date and failing to report the incident.

Compensation for collision 

Twenty-two-year-old Steven Hill has been slapped with a £1,500 compensation bill by Tameside magistrates.

He was charged with driving dangerously along Station Road in Chapel-en-le-Frith on November 5 last year and damaged a lamp-post belonging to Network Rail, but failed to stop.

Hill, of Eccles Road, Chapel-en-le-Frith, pleaded guilty to both charges plus having no insurance cover.

Magistrates instructed him to carry out 100 hours unpaid work for the offences plus banned him from the road for 15 months. 

£775 pay back for damages 

Ryan Harding damaged a van and door at a business causing £775 damage, Tameside magistrates heard.

The 24-year-old, of St John’s Court, Hyde, pleaded guilty to the offence, plus offences of breaking Covid regulations and being in possession of a quantity of cannabis.

Magistrates ordered him to pay £775 compensation and ordered the cannabis be forfeited and destroyed.

Fines for parents 

More parents have been fined this past week for failing to ensure their children regularly attend school.

Tameside magistrates issued fines and costs which together topped £260 in some instances.