Harassment, speeding and drink driving - a round up of latest South Shields court cases

The following cases from South Shields and South Tyneside were dealt with at South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court recently:

By Gavin Ledwith

Published 12th Sep 2020, 07:00 BST- 2 min read

Neil Burnett, 42, of Mowbray Road, South Shields, was fined £40 by the court and ordered to pay a £34 victim surcharge and £85 prosecution costs after admitting separate charges of being drunk and disorderly in King Street, South Shields, on August 2 and August 7.

Paul Calvert, 50, of Ocean Road, South Shields, was banned from driving for 16 months, fined £120 and ordered to pay a £34 victim surcharge and £85 prosecution costs after admitting drink driving on August 2.

Lee Walsh, 24, of College Road, Hebburn, was fined £300 and ordered by the court to pay £60 prosecution costs after admitting breaching a community order imposed in 2015 as part of a previous sentence.

These cases from the South Shields area were heard at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court.

These cases from the South Shields area were heard at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court.

Danielle Sinclair Freer, 39, of Longstaff Gardens, South Shields, was banned from driving for six months, fined £100 and ordered to pay a £32 victim surcharge and £85 prosecution costs after admitting speeding in Sunderland Road, Cleadon, on September 3.

Simon Harrison, 27, of Larch Avenue, South Shields, was placed on a 12-month restraining order, given a 12-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay a £21 victim surcharge and £85 prosecution costs after admitting harassment on September 3.

Kieron Robert Wynne, 18, of Dock Street, South Shields, was fined £40 by the court and was ordered to pay a £34 victim surcharge and £85 prosecution costs after admitting attempting to possess valium on August 2.

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