THESE are some of the people from Basingstoke and the surrounding area to recently appear in court:

BRENDAN Scott Coggle, 31, of Wellington Terrace, Winklebury. Pleaded guilty to contacting someone without reasonable excuse who he was permitted from doing so on July 14, 2018. Fined £40 and ordered to pay £30 victim surcharge and £40 costs.

CARL Philip Coles, 44, of no fixed abode. Pleaded guilty to stealing a satnav and a pair of Polo glasses belonging to another person on August 4, 2018. Sentenced to 14 days in jail and ordered to pay £115 victim surcharge.

JOHN Goulds, 66, of Bishopswood Road, Tadley. Found guilty to using threatening, abusive or insulting words towards another person where they believed that violence would be used on March 18, 2018. Fined £400 and ordered to pay £40 victim surcharge and £250 costs.

FRU Celestine Akwenshi-Chumulu, 37, of Tasmania Close, Popley. Pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle, namely a Toyota Avenis, while under the influence of alcohol on July 21, 2018. Fined £197 and ordered to pay £30 victim surcharge and £85 costs. Banned from driving for one year.

STUART Peter Dickman, 33, of New Road, Eastrop. Pleaded guilty to being in possession of a Class A drug, namely heroin, on January 24, 2018. Fined £40 and ordered to pay £30 victim surcharge. Also pleaded guilty to being in possession of a quantity of cocaine on the same date. Fined a further £40.

TIMMY Mathewson, 21, of Schubert Road, Brighton Hill. Pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol on July 23, 2018. Fined £80 and ordered to pay £30 victim surcharge and £40 costs. Banned from driving for 14 months.

EMMA Elizabeth Smith, 28, of Tallis Gardens, Brighton Hill. Pleaded guilty to assaulting another person where the attack was racially aggravated on May 19, 2018. Sentenced to two weeks in jail, suspended for one year. Ordered to pay £100 compensation.

ANTHONY Taylor, 46, of Welton Court, Brookvale. Pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle, namely a Suzuki motorcycle, while under the influence of alcohol on May 10, 2018. Fined £120 and ordered to pay £30 victim surcharge and £40 costs. Banned from driving for one year.

IULIAN Balan, 21, of Claythorpe Road, Buckskin. Pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs, namely cocaine, on June 24, 2018. Fined £207 and ordered to pay £30 victim surcharge and £85 costs. Banned from driving for one year.

TRACY Joanne Donnelly, 43, of Cliddesden Road, Eastrop. Pleaded guilty to stealing handbags, perfumes and clothing to a total value of £423.50 from the Debenhams store in Festival Place on August 9, 2018. Sentenced to 28 days in jail suspended for one year. Ordered to pay £115 victim surcharge.

KIERON Anton Sewah, 26, of no fixed abode. Pleaded guilty to stealing a bottle of vodka to the value of £5.75 from the Tesco store in Festival Place on August 9, 2018. Ordered to pay £5.75 in compensation and £20 costs.