A hefty fine for a van driver, a banned driver stopped behind the wheel and people who have broken Covid-19 restrictions are just some of the cases heard recently at Tameside Magistrates' Court.

Here's our latest round-up...

Van driver fined £1,000

Van driver Christopher Jackson was fined £1,000 and banned from the road for 15 months for drug driving by Tameside magistrates.

The court heard the 36-year-old was stopped in Stockport on November last year and found to be over the drug drive limit. 

He must pay £85 court costs and a £100 victim surcharge. His address was given as Stockport Road West, Bredbury.

Banned driver behind wheel

Disqualified driver Daniel Callaghan was handed a suspended jail sentence after he was stopped behind the wheel of an Audi A3 car in Denton.

The 30-year-old, of Maytree Crescent, Audenshaw, pleaded guilty to the offence after he was stopped driving along Manchester Road on May 1 this year. 

He also admitted a charge of having no insurance cover.

Tameside magistrates sentenced him to 12 weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months and banned him from the road for a further three years.

He was ordered to pay £85 court costs and a £128 victim surcharge.

'Remorse' for triple assault

Andrew Weaver appeared before Tameside magistrates charged with assaulting three people and damaging property.

The 43-year-old, of Holly Street, Droylsden, admitted all four offences which related to an incident in Hyde on July 5 this year.

Magistrates handed him a four months prison term, suspended for 18 months, hearing the defendant was remorseful for his actions.

He was ordered to pay £85 court costs and a victim surcharge of £128.

Four-year long disqualification

Tameside magistrates have handed a motorist a four year driving ban.

Lindsay Rogerson had denied an offence of failing to provide a specimen of breath after being suspected of having committed a driving offence.

The charge related to an incident back in November last year.

But despite pleading not guilty, she was found guilty by the court and given the lengthy driving ban plus ordered to carry out 300 hours unpaid work.

She must also pay £620 court costs and a £95 victim surcharge.

The driving disqualification can be reduced by 48 weeks if a driving course is satisfactorily completed.

The 56-year-old’s address was given as Railway Cottages, Bredbury.

Driving ban for over three years

Patryk Jasnieyka has been disqualified from driving for more than three years by Tameside magistrates for being over the drink drive limit.

The 25-year-old, of Maple Avenue, Audenshaw, pleaded guilty to the offence after being stopped on Whiteacre Road in Ashton on July 8 this year.

He was found to have 56 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35.

Magistrates fined him £330 and disqualified him from driving for 38 months. The ban can be reduced by 38 weeks if a driving course is satisfactorily completed.

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

Breaking Covid restrictions

Tameside magistrates fined local residents for breaking Covid restrictions.

People who broke the rules when Greater Manchester was placed in Tier 4 were hit with hefty fines of up to £1,760 - plus must pay an additional £260 associated court costs. 

The restrictions at the time prevented gatherings in private homes of two or more people.

High price of breaking orders

Failing to comply with court orders proved costly for Daniel Callaghan.

Appearing at Tameside magistrates, the 30-year-old, of Maytree Crescent, Audenshaw, was fined £300 plus ordered to pay £60 court costs.

Meanwhile, Stephen Lacey was fined £60 by Tameside magistrates for failing to comply with previous court orders.

The 26-year-old, of no fixed address, admitted the offence and was also ordered to pay a further £60 court costs.

Nathan Kinder, 26, of Gledhall Street, Stalybridge, admitted breaching court orders in a separate hearing and was fined £40 plus ordered to pay £60 costs by the court.

Too threatening

Simon McDonagh, 45, of Gorse Hall Road, Dukinfield, has been given a 12 months conditional discharge by Tameside magistrates.

He admitted charges of damaging police property and being threatening and abusive on February 23 this year in Manchester.

He was ordered to pay a total of £135 compensation.

Parents fined

Tameside magistrates fined more parents for failing to ensure their children regularly attended court. Fines of up to £440 were handed out together with associated court costs of £140.

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