A GORNAL man has been hit with court bill following a string of motoring and and drug offences.

Liam Manford, aged 20, of Summer Lane of Lower Gornal, admitted driving over the legal alcohol limit on Lake Street, with 67 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, at a hearing at Dudley Magistrates Court. He also admitted driving without insurance and a licence and also possessing cocaine. He was disqualified from holding a driving licence for 20 months and was ordered to pay a fine, surcharge and costs totalling £497.

The following cases were also heard at Dudley Magistrates Court last week.

Tariq Pervez, aged 30, of New Farm Road, Stourbridge, pleaded guilty to owning an American Bull Dog who was out of control. The dog, named Chico, injured Rod Richmond on New Farm Road. Pervez received a community order and must carry out 250 hours of unpaid work over the next 12 months. He was also ordered to pay compensation totalling £1,100. An order was made for the dog to be destroyed unless an appeal is lodged within 21 days.

Trevor Davies, aged 60, of Marley Road, Kingswinford pleaded guilty to causing £200 of unlawful damage to a CCTV camera. He was fined £162 and also ordered to pay £200 in compensation, a £32 surcharge and £135 in costs.

Philip Hall, aged 63, of Chiltern Close, Lower Gornal, admitted to disorderly behaviour while drunk on Grosvenor Road. He was ordered to pay a fine, surcharge and costs totalling £247.

Kieran Hickinbottom, aged 19, of Batmans Hill Road, Bilston, pleaded guilty to drink driving a Vauxhall Asta on Kent Street in Upper Gornal. He was found to have 54 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. He was ordered to pay a fine, surcharge and costs totalling £287 and was disqualified from holding a driving licence for 16 months.

Matthew Smith, aged 30, of Shenstone Valley Road, Halesowen, pleaded guilty to three counts of stealing meat worth from Co-Op on Spies Lane. He received a community order with a drug rehabilitation requirement and was also ordered to pay a court bill totalling £371.