Drink driver banned from the roads, and five others before the courts

Mitchell, 46, had a level of 59 microgrammes of alcohol per 100ml of breath in her system when the limit is 35. Swindon magistrates fined her £196 with an added £85 court costs and £30 contribution towards victim services.

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Swindon magistrates handed Kapil Gurung a 12-month conditional discharge when he appeared in the dock and admitted a charge of causing criminal damage to a woman’s furniture on February 3.

Gurung, 30, of Garson Road, Abbeymeads, was also told to pay a total of £105 towards victim services and court costs.

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A restraining order was imposed on Peter Pontin after he appeared at Swindon Magistrates Court and admitted assaulting a woman on February 8.

Pontin, 25, of Baydon Close, was given a 12-month conditional discharge as well as the restraining order, which lasts until February 27 next year. He was also told to pay £20 for victim services and £40 prosecution costs.

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Driving on the M4 while she was over the alcohol limit cost Rachel Walker a 15-month disqualification and a £120 fine.

Swindon magistrates heard Walker, 30, of Manor Park, Froxfield admitted giving a reading of 52 microgrammes of alcohol per 100ml of breath on February 1. They instructed her to pay £85 prosecution costs and a £30 victim surcharge.

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A six-month conditional discharge was given to Lucy Saunders after she pleaded guilty to assaulting another woman.

Saunders, 22, of Beaufort Road, Wroughton, was also instructed to pay a contribution of £20 towards the cost of victim services.

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Kyle Telling has been instructed to do 80 hours of unpaid work after he pleaded guilty to assaulting a woman and causing her actual bodily harm on February 4.

Telling, 28, of Reids Piece, Purton, was also ordered by Swindon magistrates to pay his victim £100 compensation as well as £85 to help fund victim services and another £85 in prosecution costs.