RECENT cases dealt with by Taunton Magistrates’ Courts include: Brett David Osborne, 42, of Grass Road, Brean, drunk and disorderly, £265 fine, £26 victim surcharge, £85 costs, £150 criminal courts charge. (G).

Daniel Lewis Bee, 20, of Parkway, Bridgwater, drunk and disorderly, £75 fine, £20 victim surcharge, £85 costs, £150 courts charge. (G).

Anvour Lenoard Gumbs, 40, of Osbourne Road, Bridgwater, two counts of theft, 12 months conditional discharge, £15 victim surcharge, £40 costs, £150 criminal courts charge, £24 compensation. (G).

Nigel Stephen Walford, 53, of Longstone Avenue, Bridgwater, assault by beating, flytipping which led to someone being injured, used threatening, abusive words or behaviour, 12 months conditional discharge, £15 victim surcharge, £40 costs, £150 criminal courts charge. (G).

Steven Addicott, 26, of Longstone Avenue, Bridgwater, assault, £37 fine, £20 victim surcharge, £85 costs, £150 criminal courts charge; destroyed side car windows, £75 compensation. (G).

Oliver Spencer Charles Edwards, 24, of Jaycroft Road, Burnham, breached restraining order, 12 weeks prison, £80 victim surcharge, £80 courts charge; damaged a car, two weeks prison; breached suspended prison sentence for criminal damage, eight weeks prison; criminal damage, eight weeks prison (concurrent). (G).

Michael Watson, 37, of Kings Court, Bridgwater, harassment, community order, 120 hours unpaid work, £60 victim surcharge, £85 costs, £150 criminal courts charge. (G).

Nathan Charles Hodgkinson, 25, of Brooklands, Bridgwater, assault by beating, eight weeks prison suspended for 12 months, 50 hours unpaid work, £100 compensation, £80 victim surcharge, £85 costs, £150 criminal courts charge. (G).

Gary Bowers, 39, of Wadham Close, Bridgwater, making threats, £110 fine, £20 victim surcharge, £310 costs; used threatening, abusive words or behaviour that was racially aggravated, restraining order, £110 fine.

Paul Orellana-Fitch, 51, of North Street, Wellington, driving without insurance, £110 fine, £20 victim surcharge, six points; driving without correct licence, £55 fine, £200 costs
(G) denotes guilty plea or admits offence. Names and addresses supplied by the courts.