In the dock: 14 people who have appeared in court in Bury

Man jailed for meat thefts

A SHOPLIFTER has been jailed for three weeks.

Justin Lee Hall, aged 36, of Ivy Road, Elton, admitted to Bury magistrates that he stole meat worth £33 from Tesco in the Woodfields Retail Park in Bury on July 16 and then went back to the same supermarket and stole £79 worth of meat the following day.

Magistrates said the offences were serious due to Hall’s existing record of stealing.

He was also ordered to pay £115 court costs.

Six penalty points

A MOTORIST has been given six penalty points for committing two driving offences.

Elmo James, aged 28, of Hindburn Close, Whitefield, was also ordered to pay £715 in fines and court costs.

He was convicted at Salford Magistrates' Court of driving a Peugeot 307 in Rochdale Old Road, Bury, without a licence or insurance on May 23.

Vandal will do unpaid work

A VANDAL has been ordered to compensate the owners of two vehicles he damaged.

Bradley Humphreys, aged 25, of Oak Lane, Whitefield, damaged a black Mazda belonging to Lucy Royds and a silver Hyundai belonging to Thomas Bailey in Bury on July 24.

He admitted two counts of criminal damage to Bury magistrates and was ordered to pay a total of £730 compensation to the owners and do 60 hours of unpaid work.

Red light driver given £217 fine

A WOMAN has been given three penalty points after driving through a red traffic light 21 seconds after it changed to red.

Caithleen Martin, aged 32, of Albion Mews, Prestwich, admitted to Salford magistrates that she committed the offence while driving a Fiat car at the junction of Bury New Road and Fairfax Road in Prestwich on May 8.

She was also ordered to pay £271 in fines and court costs.

Man jailed after assault

A WHITEFIELD man has been jailed for attacking a woman.

John Joe McDonagh, aged 35, of Heathfield Road, Whitefield, admitted to Salford magistrates that he assaulted the woman in Manchester on August 9.

He was jailed for 12 weeks after magistrates said the offence was serious because of McDonagh's criminal record.

He must also pay £115 court costs.

Woman spared motoring ban

A WOMAN has been spared a driving ban after claiming that she would lose her job.

Emma Shaw, aged 40, of Oak Lane, Whitefield, admitted to Salford magistrates that, on April 13, she refused to identify the driver of a Renault Megane who was alleged to have been guilty of an offence.

Shaw already has driving points and there was a possibility that she would be banned from driving under the totting up process.

However, Shaw told magistrates that she would not be able to get to her job by public transport, so she would lose her job and her children would suffer, and the bench decided to let her keep her licence.

Shaw was ordered to pay £150 in fines and court costs.

Curfew change refused

A DRINK driver asked magistrates if he could change his curfew — because he wanted to go on holiday.

Damien Veevers, aged 54, of Bankside Avenue, Radcliffe, was convicted at Bury Magistrates Court on August 1 after he had denied driving a Volkswagen Golf in Church Street West, Radcliffe, on December 22 last year.

He was given a community order and told to stay home from 7pm to 4am daily until October 2.

However, nine days later, he went back to Bury Magistrates Court to ask for his curfew times to be varied as he wished to go on holiday for a week on September 8.

The application was refused.

Woman guilty of witness threats

A WOMAN who tried to intimidate a witness has been jailed for a year.

Lisa Jane Bland, of Higher Dean Street, Radcliffe, went to a woman's home in Bury on two consecutive days and threatened to hurt her unless she withdrew her statement relating to other matters — and then she assaulted the woman on both occasions.

Bland appeared before Bury magistrates and admitted two counts of perverting the course of justice and two counts of assault, relating to the incidents on August 7 and August 8.

Magistrates said the offences were aggravated by Bland’s record of offending.

She was also ordered to pay £115 court costs.

Attacker must work unpaid

A RADCLIFFE man has been ordered to do 135 hours of unpaid work after he admitted attacking three people.

Martin Jennings, aged 32, of Borough Avenue, admitted to Salford magistrates that he assaulted a man and two women in Bury on April 16.

He was also ordered to pay £200 in compensation and court costs.

Driver banned

IMRAN Iqbal, aged 33, of Ainsworth Road, Radcliffe, has been banned from driving for six months after admitting to Salford magistrates that he refused to do a breath test when asked by police on April 19 in Bury. He must also pay £315 in fines and court costs.

Drugs charge

MICHAEL Sloan, aged 38, of School Street, Radcliffe, admitted to Bury magistrates that he was in possession of amphetamine in Bury on August 16 and was given a 12-month conditional discharge.

Sloan committed the offence while subject to a suspended sentence passed by Bolton Crown Court after he was convicted of assault.

He must also pay £105 court costs.

Penalty points for man 

ANTONY Park, aged 47, of Weaver Chase, Radcliffe, has been convicted at Salford Magistrates' Court of failing to tell police on January 18 who was driving a Land Rover who was alleged to have committed an offence.

He was ordered to pay £811 in fines and court costs and given six penalty points.

Woman must not see couple

A WOMAN has been warned she could be jailed if she contacts two people.

Samantha Elwell, aged 47, of Withington Road, Whalley Range, admitted to Bury magistrates that she contacted a woman from Bury using Facebook after creating a fake profile and that, in doing so, caused the woman harassment.

Elwell was given a two-year conditional discharge and ordered to stay away from the woman and her partner for at least two years in accordance with a restraining order.

She must also pay £150 court costs.

Litter drop woman fined

A WOMAN has been ordered to pay £442 in fines and court costs for dropping litter.

Aneela Khan, of South Cross Street, Pimhole, dropped litter at The Lowry at Salford Quays on January 18 and was charged when an offence under the Environmental Protection Act.

The charge was proved at Salford Magistrates Court in her absence.