Courts

A search for a wanted man resulted in his friend being busted for possession of Class B drugs.

The family of a father-of-four who died in a crash caused by an 85-year-old speeder hope “lessons may be learnt” about elderly drivers.

A 25-year-old is due in court charged with a number of car thefts in town.

One of the town’s prolific shoplifters found himself back in court after stealing Christmas gift sets with a friend.

A court has heard how a prolific town shoplifter has taken steps to “defeat her demons” after stealing meat from a town supermarket.

A woman who travelled around the country as part of an organised shoplifting gang was stopped by police in town in the midst of a stealing spree.

A property owner has been fined thousands of pounds after carrying out harmful roof works and failing to fix them.

A “pillar of the community” has been handed a restraining order after a drunken assault on his ex-partner.

Drunk drivers, a flasher and a man who shouted abuse at his father and assaulted a police officer were among those at magistrates’ court last week.

A 22-year-old has escaped jail after causing a horror crash which left three people seriously injured - with one of them now blind in one eye.

Two teenagers have been charged in connection with an arson attack which resulted in a couple’s home being ravaged by flames.

A 37-year-old said he was acting aggressively outside of a town bus station due to being beaten up moments before being arrested.

A concerned member of the public who came across a drunk woman stumbling home with a small child in a pushchair was almost kicked by her.

A 36-year-old who had only been out of prison for two days was found by police with cocaine.

A drunk 55-year-old who had to be escorted home proceeded to swear at his father and kick a police officer twice.

A drunk taxi driver initially denied crashing into a parked car, despite there being significant damage to both vehicles.

A 30-year-old was seen in a town beer garden exposing his penis and thrusting his hips after joking around with friends.

A 39-year-old has been ordered not to contact his former neighbour after denying throwing dog poo in their garden.

A 47-year-old who had his driver’s licence revoked on medical grounds was caught behind the wheel of a car on the A148.

Here is a timeline of Greg Hill’s journey from eccentric head teacher to a humiliated prisoner…