• In Nottingham's courts...

  By sarahlnewall at 09:05 on 14/05/13

  

  MICHAEL Lenehan, 41, of Amber Street, Mansfield, has been fined £450 for drink-driving.  Lenehan was in a black Honda Civic car on the A617 at Hockerton, near Newark, when he had 97 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath on December 14 last year. The legal limit is 35.  At Nottingham Magistrates' Court, he was disqualified from driving for two years, ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £45 and...

• Police urge Mansfield residents to lock up their cars after spate of thefts

  By sarahlnewall at 09:17 on 13/05/13

  

  POLICE in Mansfield are urging residents to lock their vehicles following a spate of thefts. Opportunist thieves have targeted cars in Windsor Road, Valley View and Windsor Gardens over the last few days. Sergeant Andy Hall, from Mansfield Police Station, said: "These thieves are breaking into cars which are being left with items on show or those which are unlocked. "We want to urge the public to assist us by locking your...

• In Mansfield's courts...

  By sarahlnewall at 11:06 on 10/05/13

  

  LOUISE Marsh, 36, of Nelson Close, Mansfield, is accused of drink-driving. She was allegedly driving a Toyota Yaris in Westfield Lane, Mansfield, when she was over the limit on January 21. She is accused of having 145 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood, when the legal limit is 80. She is on unconditional bail to attend Mansfield Magistrates' Court on May 15. Dean Bird, 24, of Argyle Street, Mansfield, denied assaulting...

• Mr and Mrs Speed in court after amphetamines find

  By sarahlnewall at 10:39 on 09/05/13

  

  By Alexander Britton A MAN called Daniel Speed has been jailed after police found a kilo of amphetamines when they raided his house. And his 27-year-old wife Abigail was ordered to do 180 hours of unpaid work. The Speeds were sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court. Daniel Speed, 36, pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to possession with intent to supply amphetamines, often known as speed. He was jailed for two-and-a-half years. The...

• In Nottingham's courts...

  By sarahlnewall at 13:42 on 08/05/13

  

  RICHARD Hammond, 35, of Chester Street, Mansfield, has been jailed for 44 weeks after committing a theft while subject to two suspended prison sentences.  He stole a £33.99 bottle of Glenrothes whisky from Sainsbury's in the city of Nottingham on April 15.  Hammond was jailed for four weeks concurrent to the suspended jail terms, which were imposed due to the offence. He had been handed a 20-week jail term for a...

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