Week In Court

Mark Darren Black (46): Linney Square, Wigan - Drove without insurance or a licence: Disqualified from driving for 12 months, pay surcharge to victim services of £85.

Kieran Phillip Bootle (23): Canberra Road, Marsh Green - Damaged a rear door and window to the value of £400 belonging to Mary Morrison: Pay compensation of £400, pay surcharge to victim services of £85, eight-week community order with curfew.

Gary Peter Bent (54): Turner Avenue, Bickershaw - Assaulted Linzi Ford by beating: Discharged conditionally for 12 months, £100 compensation, pay surcharge to victim services of £15, pay £200 costs to the Crown Prosecution Service.

Sharon Marie O’Reilly (31): Tiernan Lodge, off Gidlow Lane, Wigan - Stole a mobile phone from Joanne Ashworth: Jailed for four months, suspended for 12 months, as the offence was a short step away from street robbery, curfew for four weeks, £100 compensation, pay surcharge to victim services of £80, pay £85 costs to the Crown Prosecution Service.

Gregory Semou Senghore (35): Logwood Place, Newtown - Caused Dominic Mwambi-Dikuyi harassment, alarm or distress, assaulted Dominic Mwambi-Dikuyi by beating: 12-month community order including unpaid work requirement for 40 hours, £5 compensation, pay surcharge to victim services of £80, pay £85 costs to the Crown Prosecution Service.

Nathan Pygott (24): Warrington Road, Ince - Failed to surrender to custody: Discharged conditionally for two years, pay surcharge to victim services of £20.

Andrew Simpkin (54): Oakwood Avenue, Ashton - Drove a large goods vehicle or passenger carrying vehicle which was unlicenced: £40 fine, pay vehicle excise back duty of £18, pay costs of £90.

James Elias Cawley (19): Greenfield Avenue, Ince - Drove while disqualified on two occasions, drove without a licence: Jailed for 24 weeks, pay surcharge to victim services of £115.

Lee Frazer Broad (29): Marsh Green, Marsh Green - Assaulted Julie Adair by beating: 12-month community order with 40 hours of unpaid work requirement, pay surcharge to victim services of £80, pay £85 costs to the Crown Prosecution Service.

Nicola Louise Shakeshaft (28): Bolton Road, Ashton - Dishonestly failed to notify Wigan Council and Department of Work and Pensions of a change in circumstances which they knew would affect their entitlement to housing benefit: 12-month community order with 150 hours of unpaid work requirement, pay surcharge to victim services of £80, pay £85 costs to the Crown Prosecution Service.

Christopher Shennan (42): Vale Gardens, Ince - Dropped a cigarette and left it in Standishgate, Wigan: Fined £36, pay surcharge to victim services of £20, pay costs of £100.

Jonathan James Wellman (51): Pilgrims Way, Standish - Dropped a cigarette and left it in Standishgate, Wigan: Fined £153, pay surcharge to victim services of £20, pay costs of £100.

Katie Rose Taylor (28): Brook House, Scholes - Stole three bottles of vodka and three bottles of spirits worth £195 belonging to Sainsbury’s: Discharged conditionally for 12 months, £112 compensation, pay surcharge to victim services of £20, pay £85 costs to the Crown Prosecution Service.

Danielle Amy Cain (28): Newbury Close, Goose Green - Dishonestly failed to notify the authorities of a change in circumstances which they knew would affect their entitlement to benefits: Jailed for 16 weeks, suspended for 24 months, pay surcharge to victim services of £80, pay £100 costs to the Crown Prosecution Service.