The following cases were heard at Reading Magistrates’ Court:

February 7:

J & CK LTD, of Norton Road, Woodley, convicted of using a vehicle which was unlicensed in East Hampshire on June 25, 2019. Fined £440 and ordered to pay vehicle excise back duty of £31.25. Must also pay £200 court costs.

TOBY STEWART, 22, of Beech Lane, Woodcote in Reading, convicted of being the person in whose name a vehicle did not have the correct insurance in Reading on June 7, 2019. Fined £220 and ordered to pay £30 victim surcharge. Must also pay £200 court costs.

THE SERVICING MASTER CENTRE LTD, of Cardiff Road, Reading, convicted of keeping a unlicensed vehicle on June 15, 2019. Fined £440 and ordered to pay £40 vehicle excise back duty. Must also pay £200 court costs.

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ZENITH ROOFING LTD, of Bath Road, Sonning in Reading, convicted of having a vehicle which was unlicensed on June 20, 2019. Fined £440 and ordered to pay £127.50 vehicle excise back duty. Must also pay £200 court costs.

February 10:

STEVEN MCKELLER, 47, of Maiden Place, Lower Earley, admitted failing without excuse to comply with requirements of a suspended sentence by behaving ‘unacceptably’ on November 14, 2019, and December 5, 2019, by using derogatory language. Suspended sentence order now an 18 weeks prison term suspended by two years. Fined £166 and ordered to pay £60 court costs.

KARL MIDDLETON, 30, of Oxford Road, Reading, admitted failing to comply with requirements of a community order by not attending unpaid work on December 22, 2019, and December 29, 2019. Fined £370 and ordered to pay £60 court costs.

ROBERT VALLANCE, 54, of Walton Way, Newbury, admitted failing to comply with requirements of a community order by not attending work sessions on January 12, 2020, and January 5, 2020. Fined £180 and ordered to pay £60 court costs.

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BRYAN DAVEY, 70, of Howth Drive, Woodley, admitted drink-driving in Woodley Green, Woodley, on November 22, 2019. Found to have 90mcg of alcohol in 100ml of breath, the legal limit being 35mcg. Fined £119 and ordered to pay £32 victim surcharge. Also ordered to pay £100 court costs. Disqualified from driving for 20 months.

February 11:

SANDRA CHOWDHARY, 47, of Carey Street in Reading, convicted of failing to comply with requirements following a period of detention by not attending supervision appointments on June 14, 2019, June 26, 2019, and July 1, 2019. Also admitted failing to surrender to custody at Reading Magistrates’ Court having been released on bail. Fined £240 and ordered to pay £32 victim surcharge.

NIGEL LEWIN, 47, of Berkeley Avenue, Reading, admitted possession of class A drug cocaine in Reading on December 1, 2019. Also admitted possession of class A drug heroin in Reading on December 1, 2019, and admitted commission of a further offence while subject to a suspended sentence for an offence of battery. Given a suspended sentence which now is a prison term of 10 weeks suspended for two years plus rehabilitation activity. Also fined £120 and ordered to pay £32 victim surcharge. Must also pay £85 court costs.

ANWAR HOSSAIN, 45, of Christchurch Road, Reading, admitted assault by beating in Reading on August 24, 2019. Made subject of a restraining order and fined £120. Also ordered to pay £32 victim surcharge and £250 court costs.

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February 12:

HAMAS ABBASI, 17, of Cirrus Drive, Shinfield in Reading, admitted possession of Class B drug cannabis in Slough on September 30, 2019. Also admitted possession of class B drug cannabis in Slough on September 28, 2019. Given a conditional discharge for six months and ordered to pay £16 victim surcharge. Must also pay £85 court costs.

AVISEK DHUNGANA, 17, of Foxglove Gardens, Reading, admitted stealing a number of T shirts worth £120 from Marks and Spencer in Reading on June 6, 2019. Also admitted assault by beating in Reading on June 6, 2019. Given a conditional discharge for 12 months and ordered to pay £50 compensation.

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