The following cases were heard recently by magistrates:

 

DANIEL Thorp, 27, of Reservoir Cottage, Colwall, Malvern, admitted being the owner of a dangerous dog out of control. 

The court heard Thorp's dog, a Rottweiler named Bruce, injured a victim in White Walk, Hampton, on October 23 last year. 

Throp was given a 12-month community order requiring he complete 100 hours of unpaid work. 

Throp was ordered to pay victim surcharge of £114 and costs of £185.

Magistrates placed a number of strict conditions on owning the dog including that the Rottweiler must be fitted with a muzzle to prevent it from biting someone. 

It was stressed to the defendant if the conditions were not followed the dog would be destroyed. 

 

PETER MARKS, 66, of Westdean Close, Halesowen, admitted a number of motoring incidents. 

Marks admitted speeding in a Volvo on June 24 on the A44 New Road, Malvern, above the 30mph limit. 

On June 25, Marks was caught speeding on the same road again in his Volvo.

On June 29 Marks was caught speeding on the M5 between Junctions 4a and 6, travelling at a speed above 60mph in that section. 

And on June 30 he was caught speeding again on the M5 between 4A and 5 southbound, again at a speed above the limit of 60mph.

Marks was disqualified from driving for six months and given three penalty points for each of the offences.

He was fined £40 for each offence and ordered to pay victim surcharge of £64 and costs of £110.

 

ALEXANDER ROGERS, 37, of Cow Lane, Sytchampton, denied driving a motor vehicle with a proportion of a specified controlled drug.

The 37-year-old is accused of a driving a Scania when he had 4.6mcg of Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol, in his blood, exceeding the legal limit. 

Rogers was told to attend the next hearing in the magistrates court on June 27 for a case management hearing.