EDWARD MARCUS PARISH aged 35 of Bournemouth Road, Poole. Admitted assaulting a person by beating him at The Avenue, Poole, on August 6. Community order made to have treatment for alcohol dependency by or under the direction of responsible officer for six months. To pay compensation of £100. To pay victim surcharge of £60. Costs £85.

STEVEN CHRISTOPHER SAILES aged 29 of Liberty Way, Poole. Admitted being drunk and disorderly on 19/08/2014 at Ashley Road, Bournemouth. Fined £70. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Costs £85.

AMY WELCH aged 28 of Churchill Road, Poole. Admitted being drunk in charge of a child under the age of seven on August 23 at Ashley Cross, Parkstone. Conditional discharge of six months. To pay victim surcharge of £15. Costs £85.

DAVID PAUL YOUD aged 50 of No Fixed Abode. Admitted using threatening or abusive words or behaviour within the hearing or sight of a person likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress, and the offence was racially aggravated. Conditional discharge of 12 months. To pay victim surcharge of £15.

GERALD JOHN HUGHES aged 42 of Palmerstone Close, Poole. Admitted driving a Vauxhall Zafira, Reg No X163 HAV, on Palmerston Road, Upton, Poole on August 28 while disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence. Also admitted driving the above vehicle without third party insurance on the above date. Also convicted of stealing bags of coal, wood and packets of toilet tissue, to the value of £72.71, belonging to Co-op Group Ltd, Sea Road, North Bridport on February 10. Also convicted of stealing groceries and foodstuffs, jointly with another person, to the value of £298.98, belonging to Morrisons Stores Ltd, West Bay Road, Bridport on February 10. Also admitted driving a Vauxhall Zafira, Reg No X163 HAV, on the A354, Dorchester on 10/02/2014, while disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence. Also convicted of taking the above vehicle without the owners consent on February 10 at Palmerstone Close, Poole, Dorset. Committed to prison, overall length of sentence 36 weeks. Offence so serious because this is the third drive whilst disqualified within 12 months and the new offence was committed after a recently imposed ban. Disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 18 months. Drivers licence was also endorsed.