RECENT cases heard in the magistrates' court from the Christchurch area:

JULIAN BALLATINE CHILDS aged 28 of Falcon Drive, Christchurch. Admitted driving an Audi A6 car on Wessex Way, Bournemouth on 24/08/2014, Reg No D3 NOX, with 91 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. Fined £450. To pay victim surcharge of £45. Costs £85. Disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 24 months. To be reduced by 183 days if the defendant satisfactorily completes a course approved by the Secretary of State.

STEPHEN MCLAUGHLIN aged 51 of Norleywood, Christchurch. Admitted on 17/8/14, driving a Nissan Primera at Holdenhurst Road with 91 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. Fined £935. To pay victim surcharge of £93. Costs of £85. Disqualified from holding a driving licence for 23 months. To be reduced by 174 days if the defendant satisfactorily completes a course approved by the Secretary of State. Licence endorsed.