KATHERINE ANNE LINGS, aged 25, of Barrack Street, Bridport. Admitted stealing clothing to the value of £50 belonging to M and Co Stores, Bridport. Discharged conditionally for six months. Also admitted committing a further offence while subject to order of conditional discharge. No action taken, order to continue.

LOREL JANE MORTON, aged 54, of Melcombe Bingham. Admitted driving a vehicle after consuming so much alcohol the proportion of it in breath was 97 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. Community order made with requirement to attend appointments with probation, supervision requirement made for six months. Treatment for alcohol dependency as a non-resident patient under the direction of EDP, Blandford. Ordered to pay £85 costs. Disqualified from driving for 42 months.

LESLIE ROY SCRUTTON, aged 70, of East Road, Bridport. Admitted using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. Discharged conditionally for 18 months. Restraining order made not to cause harassment, alarm or distress to two individuals. Also admitted assault by beating. Discharged conditionally for 18 months. Ordered to pay £100 compensation. Hammer to be destroyed. Also admitted another charge of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. Discharged conditionally for 18 months.

ASHLEY DALE HARRIS, aged 22, of Martinstown. Admitted using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause a person to believe that immediate unlawful violence would be used. Community order with requirement to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work within the next 12 months. Ordered to pay £50 compensation.

MARK LOWE, aged 32, of Cattistock. Found guilty of driving a vehicle on Littlemoor Road, Weymouth at a speed exceeding 30mph. Fined £120 and ordered to pay £200 costs. Licence endorsed with four penalty points.

CALUM ALISTAIR DOUGHTY, aged 23, of Princess Royal Barracks, Germany. Admitted driving a vehicle on the B3157 Chickerell to Portesham road at a speed exceeding 50mph. Fined £235 and ordered to pay £35 costs. Licence endorsed with six penalty points.