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

JAMES Andrew Bowen, 26, of Wellington Terrace, Winklebury. Pleaded guilty to assault by beating on April 16, 2018. Community order made and ordered to pay £100 in compensation. Also pleaded guilty to assaulting a PCSO whilst in the line of duty on the same date. Ordered to pay a further £100 in compensation.

CLARE Elizabeth Clark, 56, of Dellands, Overton. Pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle, namely a Toyota Yaris, whilst under the influence of alcohol on April 17, 2018. Fined £120 and ordered to pay £30 victim surcharge and £85 costs. Disqualified from driving for one year and three months.

ANDREW Joseph Pepper, 43, of no fixed abode. Found guilty of begging in Wote Street, Basingstoke on January 10, 2018. Fined £60 and ordered to pay £30 victim surcharge and £10 costs.

JUSTIN Lee McCarthy, 28, of St Peter’s Road, South Ham. Pleaded guilty to assault by beating on April 1, 2018. Fined £280 and ordered to pay £100 in compensation, £30 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

TONY Heath, 38, of Burrowfields, Hatch Warren. Pleaded guilty to resisting a police officer from executing their duty on December 24, 2017. Fined £40 and ordered to pay £30 victim surcharge and £20 costs.

ZOE Lawrence, 38, of Mallory Road, Popley. Pleaded guilty to stealing groceries to the value of £200 from Tesco on May 1, 2018. Fined £40 and ordered to pay £8.29 in compensation, £30 victim surcharge and £20 costs.

SUSAN Leslie Mitchell, 47, of no fixed abode. Pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle, namely a Seat Leon, whilst under the influence of drugs on July 27, 2017. Fined £180 and ordered to pay £30 victim surcharge and £50 victim surcharge. Disqualified from driving for one year.

ADAM James Weller, 29, of St Peter’s Road, South Ham. Failed to comply with the requirements of a community order issued by the Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court on June 29, 2017. Further community order made and ordered to pay £60 costs.

STEVEN James Cuthbert, 35, of Dorset Crescent, Buckskin. Found guilty of assault by beating on September 24, 2017. Community order made and ordered to pay £85 costs.

PIOTR Poziomek, 30, of Wateridge Road, Oakridge. Pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle, namely a Mercedes, in excess of the 70mph speed limit on the M27 on November 7, 2017. Fined £40 and ordered to pay £30 victim surcharge and £30 costs. Driving licence endorsed with three points.

SUTHARSON Iyathurai, 43, of Appleton Drive, Popley. Pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle, namely a Ford Focus, whilst disqualified from doing so on January 5, 2018. Sentenced to 18 weeks in jail, suspended for two years. Ordered to pay £35 victim surcharge and £85 costs. Disqualified from driving for a further one year and a half.

CHRISTOPHER Mark Oliver, 32, of Wooldrige Crescent, Odiham. Pleaded guilty to assaulting another person between September 1 and September 2, 2017. Fined £350 and ordered to pay £500 in compensation, £35 victim surcharge and £85 costs.