The following cases were heard at Reading Magistrates’ Court:

July 8:

Gary Leach, 38, of Longcroft Road, Newbury. Driving over the drug-drive limit. Disqualified from driving for 12 months. Fined £364. Costs £121. Driving without valid test certificate. Fined £121. Driving a vehicle with goods onboard without providing relevant fire safety equipment. Fined £121. Driving a vehicle with goods onboard without providing adequate personal protection equipment. Fined £121. Driving a vehicle with goods onboard which presented a danger to the public. Fined £121.

Jordan Paul Scott Richardson, 22, of Kyftle Court, Newbury. Failure to comply with the requirements of a community order. Fined £80. Costs £60.

Joanna Usher, 37, of Station Road, Twyford. Keeping a vehicle which was unlicensed. Fined £600. Ordered to pay vehicle excise back duty of £129.17. Costs £85.

Gurshanranjit Singh Gill, 20, of Home Farm Close, Reading. Driving over 40mph speed limit. Driving record endorsed with six penalty points. Fined £400. Costs £40.

July 9:

Dominic Flatt, 41, of Nideggen Close, Thatcham. Use threatening or abuse words, behaviour or disorderly behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. Fined £293. Costs £117. Criminal damage to property valued under £5,000. Discharged conditionally for six months.

Arkam Omar, 21, of Lyndhurst Road, Tilehurst. Using a vehicle which was unlicensed. Fined £115. Ordered to pay vehicle excise back duty of £5. Costs £85.

Alan Cooke, 39, of Dulnan Close, Tilehurst. Theft by employee. Community order made. Compensation £6,834.98.

Glen Evemy, 42, of Hatford Road, Reading. Harassment – breach of a restraining order on conviction. Community order made. Costs £175. Harassment – breach of a restraining order on conviction. Community order made.

Elliott Mark Bedward, 22, of Boscombe Way, Thatcham. Use threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause fear of, or provoke, unlawful violence. Imprisoned for six weeks. Costs £115.

Gary Whiting, 45, of Holmdene, Burghfield Common. Use threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause fear of, or provoke, unlawful violence. Imprisoned for 10 weeks. Costs £175. Theft from a shop. Fined £40.

Bina Kerr, 49, of Priory Place, Thatcham. Driving over 30mph speed limit. Driving record endorsed with four penalty points. Fined £150. Costs £30. Driving over 30mph speed limit. Driving record endorsed with three penalty points. Fined £70.

Timothy James Francis, 64, of Yew Tree Stables, Newbury. Driving over 30mph speed limit. Driving record endorsed with three penalty points. Fined £333. Costs £118. Driving over 30mph speed limit. Driving record endorsed with three penalty points. No totting disqualification. Fined £166.

July 10:

Louise Sally Beasley, 25, of Drovers Way, Woodley. Theft from a shop. Community order made. Compensation £299.95. Assault by beating. Community order made. Criminal damage to property valued under £5,000. Community order made. Compensation £472.50. Failure to surrender to custody at Reading Magistrates’ Court. Community order made.

Matthew Lee Smith, 46, of Loddon Bridge Road, Woodley. Driving over 40mph speed limit. Driving record endorsed with three penalty points. Fined £100. Costs £30.

Karen Williams, 40, of High Street, Twyford. Keeping a vehicle which was unlicensed. Fined £220. Ordered to pay vehicle excise back duty of £93.34. Costs £85.

Ashley Ryan Edwin Atkins, 35, of Devitt Close, Shinfield. Driving over the drug-drive limit. Disqualified from driving for 12 months. Fined £400. Costs £125. Driving without third party insurance. Fined £100.

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