A teenager has admitted having a lock knife on him when he stole a £20 watch from TK Maxx in Basingstoke.

The theft occurred at the Festival Place store on February 25, and the boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to the offences at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court last week.

The case was adjourned to be sentenced later this month. It will take place on September 29, at Poole Magistrates’ Court.

A man from Derbyshire was caught speeding at 84 miles per hour on the A34 earlier this year.

Mark Aaron Austin, of Hands Road in Heanor, was spotted in his BMW 14 miles per hour over the limit on the dual carriageway, close to Bullington Cross, on January 20.

The 32-year-old has been disqualified from driving for six months after pleading guilty to the offence via single justice procedure.

He was fined £270, ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £32 and also told the contribute to the cost of prosecution of £32.

A Southampton teenager who allegedly assaulted a woman and damaged a mirror and mug at a property in Silchester will appear in court next month.

The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is alleged to have committed the offences on November 11, 2019.

She will appear at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court on October 2, and has not entered pleas.

A Basingstoke boy assaulted a girl and then damaged a police van in June, a court has heard.

The teenager, who cannot be named, pleaded guilty to the offences, which happened in the town on June 8.

£70 worth of damage was caused to the police van.

The boy was referred to a youth offender panel, where a contract will be signed, having effect for four months.

Additionally, his parent or guardian was ordered to pay £70 in compensation to the police.

A teenager from Monk Sherborne who stole a Land Rover in Shropshire last year will be sentenced next month.

The boy, who cannot be name for legal reasons, was convicted by Shropshire Magistrates’ Court of using threatening, abusive or insulting words to another person outside of a pub so that they would fear that the defendant would use violence against him - also known as a section 4 public order offence.

Last week, he also indicated guilty pleas to stealing £680 of garden ornaments and a Land Rover valued at more than £13,000.

He then tried to exchange this vehicle for a Mercedes C220 and £2,100.

He will appear at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court where he will be sentenced on October 9. It has been adjourned for a pre-sentence report to be prepared.

He has been remanded on conditional bail, with the only condition being for him not to enter the Duke of York Pub, where the public order offence happened.

A second boy also is accused of the theft of garden ornaments, stealing the Land Rover and fraud, as well as stealing power tools to the value of £1,600.

He has not entered pleas to any of the charges, and will appear again at court on the same date.

A man from Rooksdown has been disqualified from driving after he was stopped at over twice the drink-drive limit.

Trust Kaswoswe, of Divot Way, was found with 88 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, where the legal limit is 35.

After pleading guilty, the 52-year-old was fined £790 and disqualified from driving for 22 months.

He was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £79, and costs of £85.