Bury St Edmunds man warned he faces jail over threatening messages sent to former partner
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A driver who tried to avoid being caught in possession of cannabis ended up in worse trouble after leading police on a chase at speeds of more than twice the limit.
Jacob Fordham drove his Nissan Skyline GT-R at up to 70mph in a residential street just outside Colchester, before crashing and writing the vehicle off shortly after 9pm on February 20 last year.
The 25-year-old tree surgeon, who later told police he had fled in order to avoid being caught with 4.4 grammes of cannabis, was handed a community 12-month community order, with 150 hours of unpaid work, at Ipswich Crown Court on Friday.
High Street/Colchester Road, in Thorpe, is shutting from the Tendring Road and Landermere Road junctions. The closure will begin on February 24 for seven nights, from 7.30pm until 5am. This is while carriageway repair works are undertaken. Artillery Street, in Colchester, is closing for five days while work is carried out by UK Power Networks. The road will shut from its junction with Barrack Street, from February 15. An alternative route is available via Harsnett Road, Wimpole Road and Barrack Street. Drivers should be aware of a new 30mph speed limit in Layer Road, Abberton. It has come into effect from a point 150 metres south-east of its junction with Rectory Lane, in a north-west direction for a length of approximately 185 metres.
High Street/Colchester Road, in Thorpe, is shutting from the Tendring Road and Landermere Road junctions. The closure will begin on February 24 for seven nights, from 7.30pm until 5am. This is while carriageway repair works are undertaken. Artillery Street, in Colchester, is closing for five days while work is carried out by UK Power Networks. The road will shut from its junction with Barrack Street, from February 15. An alternative route is available via Harsnett Road, Wimpole Road and Barrack Street. Drivers should be aware of a new 30mph speed limit in Layer Road, Abberton. It has come into effect from a point 150 metres south-east of its junction with Rectory Lane, in a north-west direction for a length of approximately 185 metres.