RECENT cases dealt with by Taunton Magistrates' Courts include.

Phillip Fieldhouse, 45, of Hamilton Road, Taunton, theft, £40 fine, £30 compensation. (G).

Jamie Adam Gallagher, 26, of Westford Grange, Westford, drink driving, £120 fine, £30 victim surcharge, £40 costs, 12 months driving ban. (G).

Andrew Alexander Sharland, 28, of Ryburn Close, Taunton, driving while disqualified, community order, 150 hours unpaid work, £85 victim surcharge; driving without insurance, £120 fine. (G).

Deborah Rose Quinn, 50, of Milton Road, Taunton, racially aggravated assault by beating, community order, seven weeks curfew, £250 costs; damaged a fence and greenhouse, no separate penalty, £100 compensation.

(G) denotes guilty plea or admits offence. Details supplied by the courts.