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

ROBERT Allan, 61, of Raven Road, Hook. Pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol on April 19, 2019. Community order made and ordered to pay £85 victim surcharge and £85 costs. Banned from driving for 52 months. Also pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle without the relevant insurance policy on the same date. Fined £276.

MARC Allun Long, 31, of no fixed abode. Pleaded guilty to using threatening or abusive words towards another person to cause them stress or alarm on April 21, 2019. Fined £40 and ordered to pay £30 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

AMALDO Di Francescantonio, 42, of Woburn Gardens, South Ham. Pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol on April 20, 2019. Community order made and ordered to pay £85 victim surcharge and £85 costs. Banned from driving for 60 months. Also pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle while disqualified from holding a licence and without the relevant insurance policy on the same date. Further community order made and fined £369.

ADRIAN Michael Vincent, 62, of Cherry Tree Walk, Oakridge. Pleaded guilty to smoking a cigarette in a smoke free zone on October 4, 2018. Fined £60 and ordered to pay £30 victim surcharge and £100 costs. Also pleaded guilty to dropping litter, namely a cigarette butt, on the same date. Fined a further £60.

LISA Dawn Vass, 40, of St Michael’s Road, South Ham. Pleaded guilty to stealing air fresheners to the value of £112 from the Morrisons store in Worting Road, on April 6, 2019. Fined £80 and ordered to pay £30 victim surcharge and £25 costs.

IAN James Penningston, 72, of Taylor Drive, Bramley. Found guilty to driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol on January 11, 2019. Fined £300 and ordered to pay £30 victim surcharge and £620 costs. Banned from driving for 36 months.

CAROLINE Michelle Byrne, 36, of Wadham Gardens, Popley. Pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle, namely a Mini, in excess of a 70mph speed limit on November 6, 2018. Fined £117 and ordered to pay £30 victim surcharge and £85 costs. Driving licence endorsed with three points.

GEORGE Robert Gray, 28, of Old Worting Road, Buckskin. Pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle, namely a Citroen C4, without the relevant insurance policy on November 13, 2018. Fined £456 and ordered to pay £45 victim surcharge and £85 costs. Driving licence endorsed with six points.

BARNABY Sebastian Plested, 20, of St Mark’s Close, Bramley. Pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle, namely a Volkswagen, in excess of a 70mph speed limit on November 6, 2018. Fined £136 and ordered to pay £30 victim surcharge and £85 costs. Driving licence endorsed with three points.

RYAN Greatorex, 26, of Guernsey Close, Popley. Pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle, namely a Fiat 500, and failing to stop when indicated to do so by an on duty police officer on February 15, 2019. Fined £50. Also pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle without the relevant insurance policy on the same date. Fined £276 and ordered to pay £30 victim surcharge and £85 costs. Driving licence endorsed with six points.