The following cases were heard at Reading and Slough Magistrates’ Courts: 

July 18


CLIFFORD CLARK, 21, of Carters Hill Park, Binfield, admitted breaching the requirements of a community order by failing to attend office appointments in April 2022. Ordered to pay costs of £60. 

July 22

POSKAITIS RAIMONDAS, 42, of Radnor Road, Bracknell, admitted failing to take part in a breath test in Slough on February 21, 2022. Fined £600 and ordered to pay £660 in court costs. Banned from driving for 12 months. 

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