Benjamin Montana, 45, of the Royal Hotel, Ferensway, Hull city centre, was given a three-month prison sentence, suspended for 24 months, for a "sustained attack" on a woman in Hessle. He must pay a £115 victim surcharge and £85 costs. Robert Jones, 20, of Beverley Road, west Hull, was fined £120 and banned from keeping animals for three years for failing to provide a suitable environment or diet for his pet kitten. He must also pay £100 costs and a £20 victim surcharge. Ionuy Popusoi, 34, of Westbourne Avenue, west Hull, has been fined £660 and given six points on his licence for driving in Adelaide Street without insurance. He must also pay £200 costs and a £66 victim surcharge. James Barley, 22, of Stroud Crescent East, Bransholme, must pay £100 compensation for stealing lead from St Phillips Church in east Hull. Read More The latest cases in the courts Trevor Cook, 35, of Doncaster Street, west Hull, was jailed for 28 weeks for stealing … [Read more...] about Man living in hotel spared jail for ‘sustained attack’ on woman
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All roads lead to Trafford in the battle for Number 10
By Daniel Hewitt, ITV Political Correspondent It may not be a popular view, but spare a thought for your town councillors this Thursday. Most are hard-working local folk with good intentions, who give up a great deal of their time for a modest sum in the hope of making life better for the people they represent. Their work is largely undervalued and ignored, and when it comes to elections, their careers live and die not on personal record, but on the mood of the nation at a moment in time. Westminster casts a long shadow, and local elections are rarely about the local. Councillors are at the mercy of prevailing political winds - those of governing parties can be swept away to be replaced by candidates who so happen to be standing for the party of Her Majesty’s official opposition during a mid-term contest. Who’d be a local politician, ey? And this Thursday, the best place to gauge the direction of that prevailing wind is Trafford. The last bastion of Tory blue in the red … [Read more...] about All roads lead to Trafford in the battle for Number 10
Boozed-up dangerous driver who caused chaos is spared from jail
A booze-fuelled dangerous driver who put motorists in danger after swerving into the wrong side of the road and narrowly avoiding collisions has narrowly been spared from jail. Derby Crown Court heard on Monday, April 23, how Trevor Sims, 53, was seen by a witness causing chaos while driving at over three-times the drink-drive limit between the A57 at Worksop and the A619 at Clowne.Prosecuting solicitor Becky Allsop had told a previous Chesterfield magistrates’ court hearing that witnesses had seen a vehicle swerving and almost colliding with a central reservation.She added that one witness followed the vehicle as it drove to the A60 Mansfield Road and it was speeding at 70mph and swerving into the wrong side of the road and causing oncoming vehicles to take evasive action.Sims later turned right to Whitwell and overshot a junction and completed a u-turn and travelled to Creswell, according to Mrs Allsop.The witness also stated Sims’s vehicle continued to drive erratically … [Read more...] about Boozed-up dangerous driver who caused chaos is spared from jail
Woman who crushed best friend with car spared jail
A pensioner who crushed her best friend's leg in a freak car accident, resulting in the limb having to be amputated, has been spared jail.Lynda Idle, 69, pinned dog trainer Jeanette Maggs between two cars as she dropped her home from a shopping trip.A court heard Idle's Honda Stepwagon first struck Ms Maggs when Idle inexplicably got out of the automatic vehicle but left it in 'drive'.As the 66-year-old cried out in shock and pain, Idle desperately attempted to stop the people carrier by slamming her foot on the brake.But she mistakenly hit the accelerator, crushing her friend's left leg even more against a stationary Mini Cooper.Mrs Maggs suffered an open fracture to the tibia and fibula, as well as massive blood loss and shock.She was flown by air ambulance to King's College Hospital in London and underwent emergency surgery.However, Maidstone Crown Court in Kent heard the limb could not be saved and was amputated at the knee joint 24 hours later.The impact on her life, both … [Read more...] about Woman who crushed best friend with car spared jail
Man spared jail after crash killed partner
A car driver has been left haunted by flashbacks of a devastating family outing to the Enchanted Forest light display near Pitlochry after it ended in tragedy - and the untimely death of his partner. Brian Hampson has also been wracked with guilt after he inexplicably lost control of his Honda Civic and swerved across the A9, smashing into an oncoming van. His partner, 31-year-old Kimberly Robertson, died in the horror crash - and he and three other people - a pensioner and his two young children - were seriously injured. She had Harry Potter tattoos on her arm and after her death he got the same tattoos, along with her name, imprinted on his chest. “He never wants to forget her,” Advocate Susan Duff told Perth Sheriff Court this week. “Miss Robertson has two brothers and a sister, all of whom he knows. He knows the impact her death has had on all of them. “Her absence casts a shadow over all they do as a family. He thinks about the collision, the consequences - … [Read more...] about Man spared jail after crash killed partner