The following cases were heard at Reading Magistrates’ Courts:

February 1:

KIEREN GALGEY, 27, of Sterling Way, Thatcham, admitted failing to comply with a community order made by Reading Magistrates’ Court, namely failing to attend an unpaid work session on November 1, 2020. Fined £80. Also ordered to pay £60 court costs. 

ANN MAHON, 37, of The Beeches, Woodley, admitted failing to comply with a community order made by Reading Magistrates’ Court, namely failing to attend office appointments on October 14, October 28, and November 4, 2020. Fined £80. Also ordered to pay £75 court costs. 

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SAMANTHA STANLEY, 34, of Cirrus Drive, Shinfield, admitted failing to comply with a community order made by Reading Magistrates’ Court, namely failing to attend office appointments on April 2, April 7, and April 16, 2020. Fined £100. Also ordered to pay £60. 

BRANDON GILLAS, 22, of Duke Street, Reading, admitted failing to comply with supervision requirements after a release from prison by not remaining at the specified address on December 16, 2020. Fined £140. Also ordered to pay £60 court costs.

HANNAH HOWARD, 39, of Waterloo Rise, Reading, admitted failing to comply with a community order by failing to attend appointments on May 15, May 7, April 30, April 23, April 9, March 24, and March 17, 2020. Also convicted of original offence where a community order was made, namely stealing three bottles of whisky worth £95 in Morrisons in Reading February 26, 2019, and assault by beating in Reading on February 26, 2019. Ordered to pay £60 court costs. Sentenced to eight weeks in prison suspended for 18 months. 

Reading Chronicle:

SABRINA SOWORKA, 41, of Basingstoke Road, Reading, convicted of failing to comply with a community order by failing to attend supervision requirements on December 14 and December 18. Community order varied. Also ordered to pay £30 court costs. 

February 2:

PAUL BARLOW, 31, of Andover Road, Newbury, admitted assault by beating in Newbury on November 9, 2019. Also admitted assault by beating of an emergency worker in Newbury on November 9, 2019. Sentenced to 12 weeks in prison suspended for 12 months. Also ordered to pay £300 total compensation. 

SHANE HARRIS, 21, of Litton Road, Reading, admitted possession of cannabis in Reading on November 26. Given a conditional discharged for 18 months. Also ordered to pay £22 victim surcharge and £85 court costs. 

PAUL MUNRO, 54, of Macklin Close, Hungerford, admitted drunk and disorderly behaviour in Hungerford on January 1. Given a conditional discharge for six months. Also ordered to pay £22 victim surcharge and £85 court costs. 

ALLAN TYRRELL, 54, of Hemdean Road, Caversham, admitted drink-driving on Thames Street, Sonning, on January 1. Found to have 129mcg alcohol per 100ml breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35mcg. Given a community order including 200 hours unpaid work. Also ordered to pay £95 victim surcharge and £85 court costs. Disqualified from driving for 32 months. 

SUZANNE CLARK, 61, of The Haywards, Thatcham, admitted drink-driving on Stoney Lane, Thatcham, on January 2. Found to have 74mcg alcohol per 100ml breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35mcg. Fined £161. Also ordered to pay £34 victim surcharge and £85 court costs. Disqualified from driving for 20 months. 

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STEPHEN SMITH, 33, of Kestrel Way, Reading, admitted drug-driving on Coley Avenue, Reading, on July 15. Found to have cannabis in his system. Fined £440. Also ordered to pay £34 victim surcharge and £85 court costs. Disqualified from driving for 12 months. 

JOHNATHAN JONES, 38, of Swansea Road, Reading, admitted common assault on Queen Victoria Street, Reading, on December 8, 2019, and admitted criminal damage to a mobile phone on Queen Victoria Street, Reading, on December 8, 2019. Fined £100. Also ordered to pay £32 victim surcharge. 

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