ROSS PAYTON, aged 33, of Oakfield Court, Blandford Forum. Admitted assault by beating. Discharged conditionally for 18 months. Ordered to pay costs of £100. Also admitted failing without reasonable excuse to surrender to custody. No separate penalty.

MICHAEL JAMES FLEET, aged 25, of Railway Terrace, Gillingham. Admitted assaulting a constable in the execution of their duty. Community order with requirement to carry out 80 hours of unpaid work within the next 12 months. Ordered to pay compensation of £50 and costs of £85.

GEORGE ANTHONY WILLIAM IRELAND, aged 36, of Schelin Way, Shillingstone. Admitted possessing a quantity of diamorphine, a controlled drug of class A. Fined £110 and ordered to pay costs of £85. Drugs to be forfeited and destroyed. Admitted committing a further offence whilst subject to order of conditional discharge. No action taken, order to continue.

STUART CHRISTOPHER CHARLES SMITH, aged 27, of Stoke Wake. Admitted driving a vehicle after consuming so much alcohol the proportion of it in breath was 58 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. Fined £250 and ordered to pay costs of £85. Disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 15 months.

MARIUS PADURARU, aged 34, of East Street, Blandford Forum. Admitted driving a vehicle after consuming so much alcohol the proportion of it in breath was 42 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. Committed to prison for 8 weeks concurrent suspended for 12 months with requirement to be under curfew for 2 months. Requirement to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work within the next 12 months. Disqualified for holding or obtaining a driving licence for 3 years. Also admitted driving a vehicle while disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence. Committed to prison for 12 weeks suspended for 12 months with requirement as above. Ordered to pay costs of £85. Also admitted using a vehicle on a road without third party insurance. No separate penalty. Overall length of sentence is 12 weeks.