By Tom Orde Crime and court reporter
IN THE COURTS: 13 people who have appeared at Southampton Magistrates Court
The following cases were heard at Southampton Magistrates Court. SALLY ANNE PEARCE, 34, of Portsmouth Road, Southampton. Pleaded guilty to drug driving. Fined £400 and disqualified for 12 months. Ordered to pay £85 court costs and £34 victim surcharge. Stuart Ian FORSYTH, 51, of Warren Crescent, Southampton. Pleaded guilty to the production of cannabis and failing to surrender to custody. Community order made for 12 months to include eight rehabilitation activity days. Fined £350 and ordered to pay £85 court costs and £95 victim surcharge. SCOTT PAUL MILLARD, 34, of Portswood Road, Southampton. Pleaded guilty to harassment. Committed to prison for eight weeks, suspended for 12 months. Restraining order made not to contact victims until April 2026. Ordered to pay £128 victi
Firefighters tackle a roof terrace fire at a hotel in International Way, Stratford.
- Credit: London Fire Brigade
Firefighters were called to a blaze on a hotel s roof terrace in Stratford.
The fire at the International Way venue, which also has a restaurant, happened at around 6pm on Sunday (May 2).
No-one was injured, a London Fire Brigade (LFB) spokesperson said.
A cooking range and extractor unit in a self-contained kitchen on the roof terrace were damaged by the fire, which LFB took 12 calls to.
The blaze was brought under control just before 7.45pm and the cause of the fire is under investigation.