Wigan's Week In Court

Round-up of people brought before Wigan and Leigh Magistrates ...
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Liam Robinson (25): City Road, Kitt Green - Knowing or believing that a wrongful credit of £1,525 had been made to an account kept by them or in respect of which they had an interest, dishonestly failed to take such steps as were reasonable to secure that the credit was cancelled: Community order made, be under curfew for eight weeks, pay a surcharge to fund victim services of £80, pay costs of £85 to the Crown Prosecution Service.

Nathan Thomas James (23): Mere Oaks, Standish - Possession of 35 snap bags of cannabis: Community order made, rehabilitation activity requirement, carry out unpaid work for 190 hours.

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Jack Thomas Gregory (25): Corsey Road, Hindley - Drove after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in his breath, namely 74 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeded the prescribed limit of 35 microgrammes: Fined £415, pay a surcharge to fund victim services of £41, pay costs of £85 to the Crown Prosecution Service, disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 20 months.

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Kevin Lindley (28): Douglas House, Scholes - Drove after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in his breath, namely 68 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeded the prescribed limit of 35 microgrammes: Fined £120, pay a surcharge to fund victim services of £32, pay costs of £85 to the Crown Prosecution Service, disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 19 months.

Cole Longshaw (18): Railway Street, Atherton - Without good reason was in possession of sharply pointed blade, namely a fishing knife: Committed to detention for three months suspended for 12 months, pay a surcharge to fund victim services of £122, pay costs of £85 to the Crown Prosecution Service.

Vicky Mulholland (33): Warwick Road, Atherton - Drove after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in her breath, namely 75 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeded the prescribed limit of 35 microgrammes: Fined £270, pay a surcharge to fund victim services of £32, pay costs of £85 to the Crown Prosecution Service, disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 20 months.

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Barry Rampling (47): Trescott Mews, Standish - Drove after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in his breath, namely 73 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeded the prescribed limit of 35 microgrammes: Fined £808, pay a surcharge to fund victim services of £80, pay costs of £85 to the Crown Prosecution Service, disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 20 months.

Dale Sheffield (59): Ash Grove, Golborne - Dishonestly failed to promptly notify the Department for Work and Pensions of a change of circumstances which they knew would affect their entitlement to Employment Support Allowance: Committed to prison for three months suspended for 12 months, pay surcharge to fund victim services of £122, pay costs of £85 to the Crown Prosecution Service.

Jason Potter (50): Woodhouse Drive, Wigan - Knowing or believing that a wrongful credit of £1,525 had been made to an account kept by them or in respect of which they had an interest, dishonestly failed to take such steps as were reasonable to secure that the credit was cancelled: Community order made, pay a surcharge to fund victim services of £85, pay costs of £85 to the Crown Prosecution Service.

Lorraine Waterworth (63): Allscott Way, Ashton - Drink driving with 129 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeded the prescribed limit of 35 microgrammes: Community order of unpaid work for 300 hours, pay a surcharge to fund victim services of £90, pay costs of £85 to the Crown Prosecution Service, disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 32 months.