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Drink driver gets banned from road

Drink driver Kirsty Taylor has been banned from getting behind the wheel. Taylor pleaded guilty to driving a vehicle in Twyford Drive, Lee-on-the-Solent, after drinking too much on September 24.  A test revealed the 24-year-old’s blood contained 89 milligrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres. The legal limit is 80mg. Taylor, from Anstice Court,

Man is guilty of assaulting Police

A man who assaulted two police officers has been ordered to do unpaid work. Michael Barnett, 33, denied assaulting the officers – one in Gosport and one in Fareham – on September 15, but he was found guilty by Fareham magistrates. Barnett, who lives care of Beauchamp Avenue, Gosport, was also found

Serial shoplifter is jailed

Serial thief Craig Ballard, who stole more than £1,600 of art supplies, has been jailed. Ballard, of Magennis Close, pleaded guilty to stealing £871.45 of goods from The Range on Brockhurst Industrial Estate, Gunners Way, Gosport, on August 8.  He also admitted stealing goods worth £800.98 six days earlier on August 3.  Additionally

Man had drugs on him

James MacKenzie, 21, of Charnwood, Gosport has admitted possesion of cannabis.  He had 42g of the class B drug on him in Portsmouth Road, Cosham, on October 11. He was fined £65 and told to pay £15 to a crime victims’ fund by Portsmouth magistrates. The drugs are to be

Student threatened with a knife in busy park

A student was threatened with a knife after refusing to buy drugs from men in a park. The 18-year-old was walking home from college through Felicia Park, in Grove Road, Gosport, when he saw four men on bikes sat near the entrance.  One of the group asked him if he wanted

Drink driver gets banned from road

Drink driver Kirsty Taylor has been banned from getting behind the wheel. Taylor pleaded guilty to driving a vehicle in Twyford Drive, Lee-on-the-Solent, after drinking too much on September 24.  A test revealed the 24-year-old’s blood contained 89 milligrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres. The legal limit is 80mg. Taylor, from Anstice Court,

Man is guilty of assaulting Police

A man who assaulted two police officers has been ordered to do unpaid work. Michael Barnett, 33, denied assaulting the officers – one in Gosport and one in Fareham – on September 15, but he was found guilty by Fareham magistrates. Barnett, who lives care of Beauchamp Avenue, Gosport, was also found

Serial shoplifter is jailed

Serial thief Craig Ballard, who stole more than £1,600 of art supplies, has been jailed. Ballard, of Magennis Close, pleaded guilty to stealing £871.45 of goods from The Range on Brockhurst Industrial Estate, Gunners Way, Gosport, on August 8.  He also admitted stealing goods worth £800.98 six days earlier on August 3.  Additionally