Wayne Newman pleaded guilty to three charges when he appeared before magistrates in Kidderminster. The court heard Newman had been caught behind the wheel of a Honda in Hereford s Eign Street while over the drug limit on October 4. An evidential blood test revealed he had 4.2 microgrammes of cannabis metabolite delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol per litre of blood. The legal limit is two. The 48-year-old also admitted using racially aggravated threatening or abusive words and behaviour with intent to cause harassment, alarm, or distress towards another person and making off without paying a £10.70 taxi fare in Hereford on May 1. Newman, of Whitecross Road, Hereford, was fined a total of £430 and disqualified from driving for 12 months. He must also pay costs of £135, a £34 victim surcharge, and £90.70 in compensation.
Alasdair James Daniel Holbourn entered a guilty plea when he appeared before magistrates in Hereford. The court heard Holbourn had failed to provide a blood sample for testing when suspected of driving a vehicle in Hereford on January 4. The 31-year-old had also assaulted a police officer by beating on the same day. Holbourn, of Eign Street, Hereford, was disqualified from driving for 12 months and fined a total of £383. He must also pay compensation of £100 to the police officer, costs of £134, and a £38 victim surcharge.