RECENT cases dealt with by Taunton Magistrates' Courts include:

Patrick Edmund Hawkins, 21, of Brendon Road, Watchet, drug driving, £111 fine, £30 victim surcharge, £85 costs, 12 months driving ban. (G).

Terry John Taylor, 33, of Outer Circle, Taunton, in charge of a vehicle when unfit to drive through drink, £380 fine, £38 victim surcharge, £85 costs, 28 days driving ban. (G).

Nathan Henry Pitman, 28, of Pillory Cottages, Monks Path, Old Cleeve, drug driving, £40 fine, £30 victim surcharge, £40 costs, 12 months driving ban. (G).

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