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Magistrates' Blog will be an ongoing chronicle of the work of the Magistrates' Courts of England and Wales. A personal account, with personal comments. https://magistrates.blogspot.com
Hampshire Shop Thief Banned from Wearing Wigs: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/12/hamp...
Hampshire Shop Thief Banned from Wearing Wigs
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December 11, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Man Fined for Dorset Harbour Showboating: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/12/man-...
Man Fined for Dorset Harbour Showboating
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December 9, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Man Fined for Dorset Harbour Showboating: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/12/man-...
"Horny and Homeless": Amorous Chester Couple Outraged Public Decency: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/12/horn...
"Horny and Homeless": Amorous Chester Couple Outraged Public Decency
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December 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
"Horny and Homeless": Amorous Chester Couple Outraged Public Decency: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/12/horn...
Conditional discharge for prolific York shop thief: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/12/cond... Michaela Allan, 34, has 151 previous convictions for theft, but the has been given "an eighth or tenth" chance to clean up her act by the court.
Conditional Discharge for Prolific York Shop Thief
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December 2, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Conditional discharge for prolific York shop thief: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/12/cond... Michaela Allan, 34, has 151 previous convictions for theft, but the has been given "an eighth or tenth" chance to clean up her act by the court.
Splat: Leicestershire Woman Threw Poo Bag at Neighbour's Face: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/11/spla...
Splat: Leicestershire Woman Threw Poo Bag at Neighbour's Face
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November 28, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Splat: Leicestershire Woman Threw Poo Bag at Neighbour's Face: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/11/spla...
Lying Leeds Taxi Driver Tried to Palm Speeding Points Onto Wife: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/11/lyin...
Lying Leeds Taxi Driver Tried to Palm Speeding Points Onto Wife
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November 23, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Lying Leeds Taxi Driver Tried to Palm Speeding Points Onto Wife: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/11/lyin...
Social Media Auditors and Community Protection Notices: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/11/soci...
Social Media Auditors and Community Protection Notices
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November 22, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Perverted Headteacher Used AI to Generate Indecent Images of Children: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/11/perv...
Perverted Headteacher Used AI to Generate Indecent Images of Children
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November 21, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Perverted Headteacher Used AI to Generate Indecent Images of Children: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/11/perv...
Cumbrian Woman Convicted of Drink Driving on Mobility Scooter: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/11/cumb...
Cumbrian Woman Convicted of Drink Driving on Mobility Scooter
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November 20, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Cumbrian Woman Convicted of Drink Driving on Mobility Scooter: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/11/cumb...
Romanian Fraudster Tried Twice to Cheat Driving Theory Test: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/11/roma...
Romanian Fraudster Tried Twice to Cheat Driving Theory Test
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November 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Romanian Fraudster Tried Twice to Cheat Driving Theory Test: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/11/roma...
Service of Documents by First Class Post: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/11/serv...
Service of Documents by First Class Post
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November 16, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Service of Documents by First Class Post: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/11/serv...
An Unusual Application: Request to Withdraw Consent for Summary Trial: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/11/unus...
An Unusual Application: Request to Withdraw Consent for Summary Trial
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November 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
An Unusual Application: Request to Withdraw Consent for Summary Trial: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/11/unus...
Banned Paedophile Teacher Applied for Tutoring Job: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/11/bann... Richard Swinnerton, 36, of Staithes Court, Hartlepool, had the brass neck to apply for a tutoring job despite being banned from the profession.
Banned Paedophile Teacher Applied for Tutoring Job
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November 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Banned Paedophile Teacher Applied for Tutoring Job: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/11/bann... Richard Swinnerton, 36, of Staithes Court, Hartlepool, had the brass neck to apply for a tutoring job despite being banned from the profession.
Scaffolder Busted with £2.4m of Cocaine: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/11/scaf...
Scaffolder Busted with £2.4m of Cocaine
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November 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Scaffolder Busted with £2.4m of Cocaine: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/11/scaf...
Dudley Man Amassed Sickening Stash of Indecent Images of Children: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/11/dudl...
Dudley Man Amassed Sickening Stash of Indecent Images of Children
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November 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Dudley Man Amassed Sickening Stash of Indecent Images of Children: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/11/dudl...
Bradford Uber Drivers Refused Passengers with Guide Dogs: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/11/brad...
Bradford Uber Drivers Refused Passengers with Guide Dogs
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November 1, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Bradford Uber Drivers Refused Passengers with Guide Dogs: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/11/brad...
Traffic Court: Can I Just Admit the Speeding Please? magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/10/traf...
October 31, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Traffic Court: Can I Just Admit the Speeding Please? magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/10/traf...
Totally Blotto: Newcastle Drink Driver Blew Almost FIVE Times Legal Limit: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/10/tota...
Totally Blotto: Newcastle Drink Driver Blew Almost FIVE Times Legal Limit
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October 25, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Totally Blotto: Newcastle Drink Driver Blew Almost FIVE Times Legal Limit: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/10/tota...
TikTok Influencer Convicted of Dangerous Driving: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/10/tikt...
TikTok Influencer Convicted of Dangerous Driving
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October 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
TikTok Influencer Convicted of Dangerous Driving: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/10/tikt...
Teesside Gas Engineer Did Dangerous Work: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/10/tees...
Teesside Gas Engineer Did Dangerous Work
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October 24, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Teesside Gas Engineer Did Dangerous Work: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/10/tees...
Dorset Man Intended to Cut Cheese with Axe: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/10/dors... As you do...
Dorset Man Intended to Cut Cheese with Axe
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October 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Dorset Man Intended to Cut Cheese with Axe: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/10/dors... As you do...
Barrow Man Loses Bid to Lift Driving Ban: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/10/barr...
Barrow Man Loses Bid to Lift Driving Ban
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October 21, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Barrow Man Loses Bid to Lift Driving Ban: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/10/barr...
Cumbrian Drug Driver Immediately Caught Flouting Ban: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/10/cumb...
Cumbrian Drug Driver Immediately Caught Flouting Ban
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October 16, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Cumbrian Drug Driver Immediately Caught Flouting Ban: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/10/cumb...
Utterly Barbaric: Kent Savages Battered Sheep then Detonated Body: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/10/utte...
Utterly Barbaric: Kent Savages Battered Sheep then Detonated Body
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October 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Utterly Barbaric: Kent Savages Battered Sheep then Detonated Body: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/10/utte...
First Time Alcohol Abstinence and Monitoring Requirement: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/10/firs...
First Time Alcohol Abstinence and Monitoring Requirement
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October 5, 2025 at 10:15 AM
First Time Alcohol Abstinence and Monitoring Requirement: magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/10/firs...