A round-up of cases from Salisbury Magistrates' Court:

DANIEL NEWMAN, aged 42, of Rollestone Street, Salisbury, was proven guilty of not paying train fare. On April 25 the defendant attempted to travel using Great Western Railway but had not paid the ticket fare £13.90 at Trowbridge. He was fined £220 and was ordered to pay compensation of £13.90, pay a surcharge to fund victim services of £30 and pay costs of £160.

CARLEE FINLAYSON, aged 31, of Woodbury Yard, Salisbury, pleaded guilty to a string of driving offences. All on June 14 in Hollows Close, Harnham, the defendant went against a traffic regulation order, refused to stop the Peugeot 206 when asked to do so by a constable, and drove backwards further than necessary raising concerns for her and others' safety. She was fined in total £80, and ordered to pay a surcharge to fund victim services of £30 and pay costs of £85. Additionally her driving record was endorsed with three points.

THOMAS WICKHAM, aged 22, of Devereux Road, Amesbury, was found guilty of fishing using a road and line without a licence. The incident took place on May 19 at Charlies Lake, Andover. He has been fined £220 and has been ordered to pay a surcharge to fund victim services of £30 and pay costs of £135.

GEORGE CALLAN, aged 20, of Bailey Mews, Salisbury, was proven guilty in absence of driving a Vauxhall Astra along Camp Hill on February 19 without due care and attention. The defendant did not have the appropriate license to drive a vehicle of that class, and no policy of insurance was in force. He has been fined £312, and has been ordered to pay a surcharge to fund victim services of £31 and pay costs of £85. His driving record has been endorsed with eight points.

STEPHEN PICKETT, aged 18, of Irish Battery Royal Artillery, Larkhill, pleaded guilty to a string of offences involving the driving of a Renault Clio on September 29. When the defendant was driving the car along The Packway he had exceeded the prescribed limit of alcohol, with 59 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. Pickett was already disqualified from holding a driving licence, and used the car with no insurance in force. He has been committed to prison for 12 weeks suspended for 18 months, and must carry out unpaid work for 100 hours. He has been ordered to pay a surcharge to fund victim services of £122 and pay costs of £85. He has also been disqualified for holding a driving license for 30 months and has had his driving record endorsed.

  • Pickett's case was heard at Swindon Magistrates' Court.