Our latest Tameside Magistrates' Court round-up includes a woman being racially abusive to a police officer, a business facing a £14,000 bill and a man who assaulted a nurse.

Magistrates serve up hefty fines for litter bugs

Tameside magistrates have dished out hefty fines to literally dozens of residents from across the Greater Manchester region for littering.

Many people from across the Tameside area and beyond were charged with depositing litter on the streets.

Many of the offences including discarding a single cigarette. 

None of the offenders appeared before the court but they were slapped with fines of up to £660 while also having to pay additional court costs of a further £180.

Jail threat for carrying blade

Mottram man Grant Bullen was armed with a knife with a five inch long blade in Stalybridge, Tameside Magistrates’ Court heard.

The 30-year-old, of Abbey Gardens, pleaded guilty to being in possession of a butterfly knife in Staley Drive, Stalybridge on June 20 this year. He initially denied the offence.

Magistrates sentenced him to 16 weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months.

He was also ordered to carry out 100 hours unpaid work, plus pay £150 court costs and a £128 victim surcharge.

Officer assaulted

Benjamin Anderson assaulted a police officer in the course of her duty, Tameside magistrates were told.

The 42-year-old, of Alderdale Drive, Droylsden, pleaded guilty to the offence relating to an incident on October 18 this year in Ashton.

He was ordered to carry out 60 hours unpaid work and issued with a Rehabilitation Activity Requirement.

He must also pay £100 compensation.

Motoring ban

Ryan Foster has been disqualified from driving by Tameside magistrates for 12 months.

The 27-year-old, of Beauchamp Street, Ashton, was found to have 47 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath when stopped on Mellor Road, Ashton, on October 3 this year. The legal limit is 35.

He was fined £120 and must pay £85 court costs and a £34 victim surcharge.

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

For a further offence of not having insurance cover at the time he was fined a further £60.

Racially abusive

Being racially abusive towards a police constable landed a 21-year-old Hyde woman before Tameside magistrates.

Summer Clegg, of St Paul’s Hill Road, pleaded guilty to the offence relating to an incident in Hyde back in November 2019, although she had initially denied the charge.

She was given an 18 months conditional discharge, plus ordered to pay £250 court costs and a £21 victim surcharge.

Threatening and abusive

Being threatening and abusive has cost Timothy Lomas a court bill of more than £500 at Tameside Magistrates’ Court.

The 49-year-old, of Turner Street, Denton, pleaded guilty to the charge relating to an incident in the town on October 25 this year.

At Tameside magistrates he was fined £350 and ordered to pay compensation of £50, while he must also pay court costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £35.

Business facing bill for £14,000

A company has been fined £12,000 and ordered to pay court costs of more than £2,000 by Tameside magistrates.

The court heard Casa Romaneasca Ltd, which sells traditional Romanian food, had breached section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 by the unauthorised or harmful depositing, treatment or disposal of waste.

Nobody from the business attended the hearing and the company was not represented legally in a case brought to the court by Manchester City Council.

The offence related to dates back in 2018.

Tameside magistrates fined the business, based on Wellington Street, Gorton, a total of £12,000 plus ordered costs of £2,046 plus a victim surcharge of £170 be paid - a total of £14,216.

Over limit in charge of car

Philip Leech has been fined £300 by Tameside magistrates for being in charge of a motor vehicle while over the drink drive limit.

However, the 55-year-old of Hill Street, Romiley, was not actually driving the vehicle on November 16 so did not lose his driving licence which was endorsed with 10 penalty points. 

He was fined £300 and must pay £85 court costs and a £34 victim surcharge.

Motorist more than two times over the legal limit

A motorist who was more than two times over the legal drink drive limit has been disqualified from driving for 18 months by Tameside magistrates.

Nicola Miller, 55, of Briardene, Denton, was stopped on Fairfield Road, Droylsden, on November 4 and found to have 82 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35.

She admitted the offence and was fined £120 plus must pay £85 court costs and a £34 victim surcharge.

The disqualification can be reduced by 18 weeks if a driving course is successfully completed.

Assault on police officer

Liam Willis assaulted a police officer in Hyde on November 20, Tameside Magistrates’ Court was told.

The 31-year-old, of Old Dairy Mews, pleaded guilty to the charge and was fined £400.

He must also pay compensation of £85.

Ticketless passengers

More Metrolink passengers have been fined by Tameside magistrates for failing to buy tickets for the tram.

Dozens of residents were fined up to £220 plus must pay associated court costs of more than £250.

Jail threat for assaulting nurse

Forty-one-year-old David Gidman assaulted a nurse, Tameside magistrates were told.

The Clayton man, of North Road, pleaded guilty to the offence relating to an incident at Salford Royal Hospital on September 19. 

He also admitted causing £50 damage to a door at the hospital at the same time.

He was handed a 12 weeks prison sentence, suspended for 12 months.

Magistrates ordered he comply with a supervision period and he was also given a Rehabilitation Activity Requirement.

He was ordered to pay £100 compensation, £85 court costs and a £128 victim surcharge.

Banned from the road for being over drink drive limit

Tameside magistrates have disqualified Terence Manning from driving for a total of 14 months.

The 44-year-old, of Carr Street, Ashton, admitted being over the drink drive limit when stopped on October 24 on Grosvenor Street in Stalybridge. He was found to have 57 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35.

Magistrates fined him £120 and ordered him to pay £85 court costs and a £34 victim surcharge.

The driving disqualification can be reduced by 14 weeks if a driving course is successfully completed.

Fined for failing to ensure children go to school

Tameside magistrates have dished out more fines to parents who fail to ensure their children regularly attend school.

Fines of up to £220 were handed out and parents will also have to pay additional court costs of up to £125.

Man charged with assaults

Nathan Taylor-Schonhut, 24, has been charged with section 18 wounding with intent, two counts of section 47 assault and two counts of section 39 assault.

The charge is in connection with an incident on Tuesday, November 30 on Oldham Street, Hyde.

A 70-year-old man and four other people were assaulted in the incident.

Found with knife in public place

Denton man Jamie Calvert was found with a knife in a public place in Stalybridge, Tameside magistrates were told.

The 27-year-old, of Silver Birches, pleaded guilty to the charge of being in possession of a locking knife on Market Street in Stalybridge on October 11 this year.

The court ordered him to carry out 200 hours unpaid work. 

He was also ordered to pay £85 court costs and a £95 victim surcharge.

The knife was confiscated and he was issued with a Rehabilitation Activity Requirement, meaning he must comply with instructions of an officer to attend appointments or participate in an activity.

Disqualified from driving

Tameside magistrates have disqualified Ryan Jones from driving for 18 months.

The 27-year-old, of Belle Vue Street, Gorton, was stopped behind the wheel of a Mazda car in Derbyshire on November 6 and found to be over the drink drive limit.

He pleaded guilty to the charge after being found to have 74 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. 

The legal limit is 35.

Magistrates fined him £300 plus ordered him to pay £85 court costs and a £34 victim surcharge.

The length of the disqualification can be reduced by 18 weeks if a driving course is satisfactorily completed.

High costs of breaking rules

Tameside magistrates have fined more Greater Manchester residents for breaking Covid-19 restrictions.

The offences related back to early 2021 when the region was placed in a  Tier 4 zone, preventing socialising of two or more people at home.

Fines of £1,760 were handed out, plus demands for additional associated court costs of £250.

12 months ban from the road

Range Rover driver Kristen Tridenti was over the drink drive limit when stopped in Stockport, Tameside magistrates heard.

The 29-year-old, of Hampden Crescent, Gorton, pleaded guilty to the charge after being stopped on November 8 and found to have 50 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35.

He was fined £350 and banned from the road for 12 months. He must also pay £85 court costs and a £35 victim surcharge.

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

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