A number of people from Bury have recently been before the courts.

Magistrates have deal with a number of motoring offences as well as harassment.

Shane Leith drove while disqualified and with no insurance.

The 35-year-old carried out the offence on New Road, Radcliffe, in a Ford Fiesta in December last year.

Leith, of Unsworth Street, Radcliffe, admitted the two offences at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court.

He was placed on a community order to last for a year.

Leith was ordered to do 25 rehabilitation activity requirement days, fined £120 and given eight points his licence.

Carl Jones drove a Volvo with cannabis in his system.

The 33-year-old carried out the offence on Croft Street, Bury, while driving a Volvo.

Jones, of Brandlesholme Road, Bury, admitted the offence at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court.

He was placed on a community order which will run for a year, and as part of this he was ordered to do 20 rehabilitation activity requirement days.

Jones was also banned from the roads for a period of 16 months and fined £120.

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Andrew Winter racially harassed a police officer, send three sets of indecent and menacing messages.

The 44-year-old admitted the four offences, which took place in January this year, at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court.

Winter, of Oak Lane, Whitefield, was placed on a community order to last for a year.

He was fined £100 and ordered to do 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days.

He was also placed on an alcohol abstinence programme to last until June this year.

Istvan Albert drove while being more than twice above the legal alcohol limit.

The 45-year-old carried out the offence on Walmersley Road, Bury, in January this year.

He was breathalysed and found to have 84 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35.

Albert, of Lathom Street, Bury, was banned from the roads for 18 months and fined £422 after being sentenced at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court.