A round up of people who have appeared in court in Bury. 

Driver banned after van crash

A MAN took a van that belonged to someone else and then crashed it while under the influence of alcohol.
Scott Wesley, aged 36, of Eaves Green Road, Chorley, took the Ford Transit van without the owner's consent from an address in Bury on April 11 and crashed it into a lamppost in Bury Road, Bolton.
He appeared before Bury magistrates and admitted taking a vehicle without the owner's consent, drink driving and driving without insurance or a licence.
Wesley was banned from driving for 22 months and given a four-week prison sentence suspended for a year.
He must also do 120 hours of unpaid work and ordered to pay £300 compensation to the van's owner and £165 court costs.

Man admits attack

DEAN French, aged 23, of Booth Way, Tottington, has been given a 12-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £515 court costs after admitting to Bury magistrates that he assaulted a man in Bury on January 31.

Teen racks up £8k crash bill

A TEENAGER took someone else's car and crashed it, causing £8,000 of damage.
The 17-year-old, of Chesham, who has not been named, took the BMW 330 convertible from an address in Bury and then crashed it into a Vauxhall Insignia in Millett Street, Bury, on June 8 after driving it in a dangerous manner.
He appeared at Bury Youth Court and admitted taking the car without the owner's consent, driving without a licence or insurance, causing damage to the vehicle, failing to stop at the scene of a crash and failing to report the crash.
The boy was ordered to abide by the terms of a youth offending contract for a year and to pay £105 court costs.

Vandal told to pay for damage

A VANDAL has been told to pay for the damage after he smashed up a woman's car in Bury.
Andrew David Nabb, aged 33, of Halvard Avenue, Limefield, admitted to Bury magistrates that he damaged the Fiat Punto on August 1.
He must pay the woman £390 in compensation, as well as £215 in fines and court costs.
Nabb must also stay away from the woman for at least a year under the terms of a restraining order.

Homeowner fined £660 over rubbish

A PRESTWICH grot-spot got so messy that the landowner was taken to court.
In the past few months, Bury Council received complaints from neighbours of a house in Holyrood Road about rubbish being dumped in the garden.
Town hall bosses wrote to the property’s owner, Mohammed Razaq Mughal, to ask him to clean it up.
And, because he did not do so, the council took to the matter to Bury Magistrates’ Court.
Mughal, of Copgrove Road, Leeds, was charged with failing to comply with a notice posted under the Town and Country Planning Act.
The notice compelled Mughal to remove wood, litter, plastics, rubbish and timber pallets from the site, cut back overgrown vegetation and remove graffiti from the walls.
He also had to repair and replace damage windows, guttering and roof slates, but did not.
The charge was proved at Bury Magistrates’ Court in Mughal’s absence.
He was fined £660 and ordered to pay £1,842.50 court costs.

Driver went through red light 

A MAN who drove through a red traffic light has been allowed to keep his licence.
Andrew Ellison, aged 37, of Polefield Gardens, Prestwich, was convicted at Salford Magistrates Court of driving a Mercedes through the junction of Ashton Old Road and Widnes Street in Manchester 23 seconds after the lights turned red.
Normally, Ellison would have been banned from driving under the 'totting up' procedure, but magistrates accepted that he would lose his job, as he works as a driver for Morrisons.
Ellison was given a £115 fine and ordered to pay £105 court costs.

Speeder, 25, fined

MATTHEW Brown, aged 25, of Stokesay Close, Bury, was given three penalty points and a £40 fine after admitting to Bury magistrates that he drove at 40mph in a 30mph zone in Walshaw Lane, Bury on January 20.

TV thief fined

ALISTAIR Beattie, aged 44, of no fixed abode, has been ordered to pay £195 in fines and court costs after admitting to Bury magistrates that he stole a television worth £179 from the Tesco supermarket in Woodfields Retail Park, Bury, on Saturday.

Man damaged window 

MARTIN Nield, aged 26, of Spinney Drive, Bury, has been ordered to pay £290 fines and court costs after admitting to Salford magistrates that he damaged a window that caused £100 to repair at a house in Bury on July 19.

Order for benefits cheat

A BENEFIT cheat has been given a community order after appearing in court.
Carole Hughes, aged 60, of Cedar Avenue, Whitefield, admitted to Bury magistrates that she failed to notify Bury Council of a change in her circumstances that would affect her entitlement to housing benefit.
Hughes did not tell town-hall bosses that she had received money from her employer between May 2013 and August 2015.
She also admitted another charge of failing to provide the same information to the Department of Work and Pensions, knowing that it would affect her entitlement to job seekers' allowance, between June 2013 and June 2015.
Hughes was also ordered to pay £60 court costs and a £10 fine.

Fine for carer

A MAN made a “genuine mistake” when he claimed benefits he was not entitled to, magistrates have said.
Brian Kliner, aged 60, of Craigwell Road, admitted to Bury magistrates that, between May, 2013, and December, 2015, he did not tell the Department for Work and Pensions that his income had increased, knowing it would affect his entitlement to carers’ allowance.
He was fined £690 and ordered to pay £189 court costs.
Court records show that magistrates ordered that Kliner not to pay compensation for the offence because he had made a genuine mistake, had repaid the money and because he had never committed an offence before.

Discharge for attacker

CLAIRE Birchall, aged 37, of Coronation Road, Radcliffe, admitted to Bury magistrates that she assaulted a woman in Bury on May 30 and was given a 12-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £105 court costs.

Shampoo thief caught in act

A THIEF was caught attempting to steal more than £60 worth of shampoo from a Radcliffe town centre pharmacy.
Police reported that a man was apprehended while trying to take bottles of shampoo worth a total of £61 from Boots, in Blackburn Street, last Wednesday.
In a spate of thefts last week, officers also said that a large pressure washer was taken from a garage forecourt in Bury Road, as well as a boiler and radiator from inside a property in Withins Street.
Burglars also targeted a parked car in Salisbury Road overnight between Tuesday and Wednesday last week, stealing two coats and a laptop bag from inside.

Alcohol thief sentenced

A THIEF who stole alcohol from three shops has been ordered to undergo treatment.
Patrick Hanson, aged 50, of Milltown Close, Radcliffe, admitted to Bury magistrates that he stole vodka, spirits and brandy with a combined value of £280 from the Co-operative shop in Bury and from Morrisons and Slattery in Whitefield.
The offences took place between April 2 and April 15.
Hanson admitted four counts of theft to Bury magistrates and was given a community order which requires him to undergo alcohol dependence treatment for a year.
He must also pay £84 compensation to Slattery.

Drink-driver warned she faces jail for any further offences

A DRINK driver has been warned she could go to prison if she commits another offence within the next year.
Bury magistrates heard how Janet Allen, aged 60, of The Crescent, Radcliffe, drove a Vauxhall Corsa in Milton Road, Radcliffe, on May 22 while over the legal alcohol limit.
She admitted committing the offence, was banned from driving for 32 months and was given an eight-week prison sentence suspended for a year.
Allen was ordered to undergo treatment for alcohol dependency and will be subject to supervision by probation officers for at least six months.
She must also pay £170 court costs.

Boy cleared of building site theft

A SCHOOLBOY accused of stealing £10,000 of construction equipment has been cleared of any wrongdoing.
The 14-year-old, of Bolton, was accused of stealing hydraulic breakers from PJP Plant Sales in Mill Street, Radcliffe, on January 16.
The boy pleaded not guilty to one count of theft at Bury Youth Court on May 13.
A trial was due to start at the same court but no evidence was offered by the Crown Prosecution Service at a hearing on August 9.