The following cases were heard at Southampton Magistrates' Court:

GURNAM DIGWA, 49, of Clovelly Road, Southampton, pleaded guilty to a charge of drink driving after he was caught with 40 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath while driving on The Avenue in Southampton on December 27, 2024. The legal limit is 35 microgrammes. He was banned from driving for a year and must pay a £120 fine. He must also pay prosecution costs of £85 and a surcharge of £48.

SARA BROCKLEBANK, 43, of Hillson Drive, Fareham, admitted a charge of driving without insurance after she was caught behind the wheel of a Skoda Fabia on Gosport Road, Fareham on May 28, 2024. She was banned from driving for six months and was given six points on her driving licence. She must also pay a fine of £80, prosecution costs of £110 and a £32 surcharge.

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STEWART CHALK, 41, of Burgoyne Road, Southampton, admitted three charges of theft after he stole items worth £30 from the Southern Cooperative in Southampton on January 22, 2024, items worth £44.95 from Co-op on December 14, 2023, and teas, coffees and chocolate worth £80.40 from Tesco on October 26, 2024. He will appear before the same court on May 9.

MARTIN MONGAN, 30, of Osborne Road North, Southampton, pleaded guilty to two charges of assault occasioning a person actual bodily harm after he assaulted two women in Southampton on February 13 of this year. He was handed an 18-month community order and will be subject to alcohol abstinence and monitoring for 120 days. Mongan was also ordered to carry out 40 days of rehabilitation activities, as well as pay prosecution costs of £85, a £114 surcharge and £150 in compensation. A six-month restraining order against one of the victims was also put in place.

ROWEN COTTERLL, 27, of Holly Road, Ashurst, admitted two charges of assault by beating after he assaulted a man and a woman in Ashurst on March 3. He was handed a conditional discharge of 18 months and an 18-month restraining order. He must pay a surcharge of £26.