BOURNEMOUTH

MARGARET CARRINGTON, aged 66 and of Drummond Road, Bournemouth, admits failing to promptly notify Bournemouth council of a change in circumstances that she knew would affect her entitlement to housing benefit on dates between October 3 2016 and February 23 2018, namely that she was no longer liable for the rent for the property in which she was living. Discharged conditionally for 24 months. To pay a £20 surcharge, to pay £50 costs.

POOLE

JONATHAN MICHAEL WILLIAM CORNISH, aged 31 and of Palmerston Road, Upton, admits failing to provide a specimen of blood in the course of an investigation into whether he had committed an offence at Poole Hospital's A&E department on October 9. Fined £100, to pay a £32 surcharge. Disqualified from driving for 16 months.

SAMANTHA LOCKE, aged 38 and of Apple Close, Poole, admits failing to provide a specimen of breath for analysis in the course of an investigation into whether she had committed an offence in Bournemouth on December 28. Community order made. The defendant must comply with a rehabilitation activity requirement for 20 days. Fined £80,m to pay a £90 surcharge. Disqualified from driving for 12 months.

CHANTELLE LACEY STEVENSON, aged 22 and of Sedgley, Bournemouth, admits driving in Acton Road, Bournemouth on June 9 while unfit through drink. Community order made. The defendant must comply with a rehabilitation activity requirement for 15 days. Fined £160, to pay an £85 surcharge, to pay £85 costs. Disqualified from driving for three years. Also admits driving without appropriate insurance. Also admits driving without an appropriate licence. Also admits failing to stop when required to do so by a PC. Also admits having cannabis.

MARK THOMAS KEGGIE, aged 31 and of no fixed abode, admits stealing vodka and whiskey worth £208 from Asda in Canford Heath on September 30. To pay £10.50 compensation. Also admits failing to surrender to custody on December 10. Also admits commission of a further offence while subject to a conditional discharge order for a period of 12 months for theft and fail bail. No action taken on breach.

ADAM NEALE SHILTON, aged 31 and of no fixed abode, admits being a relevant offender within the terms of the Sexual Offences Act and failing to comply with the notification requirements by failing to notify police of a new address within three days. Committed to prison for 14 days suspended for six months. To pay a £122 surcharge, to pay £85 costs.

EAST DORSET

MICHAEL JOHN WHITLOCK, aged 48 and of Grange Road, St Leonards, admits driving a Ford Focus in Poole Road, Poole on July 29 with 2.3 micrograms of THC per litre of blood. Fined £100, to pay a £32 surcharge, to pay £85 costs. Disqualified from driving for 12 months.

NORTH DORSET

CHRISTOPHER DAVID HALL, aged 35 and of Bowey, Okeford Fitzpaine, admits driving a Ford Transit van in Bowey on June 16 with not less than 754 micrograms of cocaine derivative benzoylecgonine per litre of blood. To pay £300 compensation, to pay a £30 surcharge.Disqualified from driving for 36 months. Also admits driving without appropriate insurance. No separate penalty.