THE following cases were heard at Southampton Magistrates' Court...

GLENN MERRITT, 57, of Warburton Road, Southampton. Pleaded guilty to assault by beating. Community order made. Also ordered to pay victim surcharge of £95 and court costs of £85.

LLOYD MIDDLEHURST, 36, of Bryanston Road, Southampton. Pleaded guilty to intentionally and without lawful authority caused a car to be on a road in such circumstances that it would have been obvious to a reasonable person that to do so would be dangerous. Community order made. Also ordered to pay £95 victim surcharge and £85 court costs.

CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM STEDMAN, 40, of Manley Road, Bursledon. Pleaded guilty to assault by beating. Community order made and fined £100 compensation. Also ordered to pay £90 victim surcharge and £400 court costs.

JOSE ANDREDE, 46, of Statham Square, Andover. Pleaded guilty to drink driver. Disqualified from driving for 15 months and fined £360. Also ordered to pay victim surcharge of £36 and court costs of £85.

THOMAS CHRISTOPHER CURRAN, 28, of Millbrook Road West, Southampton. Pleaded guilty to five counts of theft. Discharged conditionally for 12 months and ordered to pay £260.25 compensation.

COLIN TONY LEWIS, 32, of Cranbury Avenue, Southampton. Pleaded guilty to the possession of cannabis. Fined £40 and cannabis seized. Also ordered to pay victim surcharge of £34 and court costs of £40.

JAMES PAUL COOPER, 49, of Millbrook Road West, Southampton. Pleaded guilty to committing a public nuisance by indecently exposing himself to a member of the public. Discharged conditionally for 12 months. Also ordered to pay victim surcharged of £22 and court costs of £40.

WILLIAM DAVID HUNTER, 18, of Pitmore Road, Eastleigh. Pleaded guilty to the possession of cannabis. Fined £266 and cannabis seized. Ordered to pay £34 victim surcharge and £85 court costs.

MICHAEL FOULDS, 52, of Upper Northam Road, Hedge End. Pleaded guilty to failing to provide a blood samle to police when suspected of having committed a driving offence. Disqualified from driving for 18 months and fined £400. Also ordered to pay victim surcharge of £40 and court costs of £85.

NORBERT DENICEWICZ, 45, of Selby Place, Southampton. Pleaded guilty to drink driving, driving without a licence and driving without insurance. Disqualified from driving for 17 months and fined £750. Also ordered to pay victim surcharge of £75 and court costs of £85.

RYAN MOODY, 27, of Bodycoats Road, Chandler's Ford. Pleaded guilty to drink driving. Disqualified from driving for 12 months and fined £350. Also ordered to pay victim surcharge of £35 and court costs of £85.

ALEXANDRU DOGOTARI, 28, of Winn Road, Southampton. Pleaded guilty to drink driving. Disqualified from driving for 12 months and fined £400. Also ordered to pay victim surcharge of £40 and court costs of £85.

LUIS SAMUEL NOBREGA, 34, of Cobbett Road, Southampton. Pleaded guilty to drink driving. Disqualified from driving for 12 months and fined £400. Also ordred to pay £40 victim surcharge and £85 court costs.