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A FORMER cafe worker has been handed a community order after threatening and harassing his ex-girlfriend. Curtis James David Marpole admitted damaging property between November 2019 and May 2020, and harassment and using threatening and abusive behaviour between November 2019 and July 2020 when he appeared before magistrates in Hereford on January 13. Prosecutor Shafquat Reaz said Marpoles nine-month relationship with the victim had come to an end in May last year after the 22-year-old be...

Chris Read, for Llewellyn, said he accepted he had used cocaine and that his body was clearly still in the process of breaking the substance down. "The situation back in the middle of last year was that he had really gone off the rails," Mr Read said. "Until last year, it was 15 years since he had been before the court, and he committed this offence before he was aware that he was going to be charged for the other matter. He has now accepted that he has a problem, and has sought help from...

A DRUG-driver caught on his way to get an early-hours takeaway had been pressured to drive by his girlfriend, a court has been told. Harry George William Bowers entered a guilty plea when he appeared before magistrates in Hereford on January 6. The 20-year-old had been driving a Ford Fiesta in Herefordshires Commercial Road when he was pulled over in a routine stop by police at 2.10am on August 11, prosecutor Mark Hambling said. But officers were concerned about his demeanour and asked ...

Commercial Road. Photo: Google Maps A DRIVER has claimed he was spiked after he was caught behind the wheel while over the drug limit. Robbie David Jones admitted the offence when he appeared before magistrates in Hereford on January 6. The 25-year-old had been driving a Seat Ibiza on Commercial Road in Hereford at 2.30am on July 26 when he was stopped by police who had spotted he had a defective light, prosecutor MArk Hambling said. Jones was arrested after failing a roadside drug test...

The Hobbyists Making the Hottest New Virtual Boy and Atari Jaguar Games 6-minute read Hamburgers En Route To Switzerland. Described as R-Type if R-Type starred a flying burger, the solo indie production ranks among 2020’s most obscure games. And that’s largely because it was released for the Virtual Boy. Nintendo’s infamous flop console receives a trickle of homebrew titles every year, and Hamburgers creator Chris Read is one of its most prolific developers. Titles like Craig the C...

Chris Read, for Jones, said the 39-year-old had been caught in the middle of lockdown, when there were very few cars on the roads. "He had been staying with a friend in Hereford and had smoked cannabis earlier that evening," Mr Read said. "He was not planning to drive, but then got a phone call from a friend with mental health issues who asked him to come and see him. He agreed and was stopped, and the rest is history." Jones, of Tower Hill, Droitwich, was disqualified from driving for ...

After seeing the vehicle in the middle of lockdown, when few vehicles were on the road, police opted to stop Jones to carry out a document check. About a week later, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that the strict lockdown measures would be eased beginning July 4, 2020. The stop involving Jones precipitated a roadside drug test, which the driver failed. Prosecutors told the court that his blood test showed seven micrograms of THC per litre of blood, well beyond the legal limit of two mic...

A PLASTERER has been banned from the roads after taking drugs while at work.

Constantin Frunzete admitted the offence when he appeared before magistrates in Hereford on December 9. Prosecutor Ralph Robyns Landricombe said police had stopped Frunzete in his Mercedes Sprinter for speeding and a defective light in Herefords Waterfield Road on June 1. Frunzete, who admitted smoking cannabis, was arrested after failing a roadside drug test. An evidential blood test in custody revealed he had 37 microgrammes of MDMA per litre of blood. The legal limit is 10. Chris R...

A LEOMINSTER man who believed he was being followed was caught carrying an iron bar for protection, a court has heard. Shane Kevin Evans admitted stealing and possessing an offensive weapon when he appeared before magistrates in Hereford on December 9. Prosecutor Ralph Robyns Landricombe said Evans had been reported to police after concealing £100 worth of meat belonging to Leominsters Dishley Street Co-op in his clothing and walking out without paying at 2.52pm on September 21. They ...