RECENT cases dealt with by Taunton Magistrates’ Courts include: Calvin Harding, 23, of Cheddon Road, Taunton, two counts of theft, £180 fine, £52.94 compensation, £20 victim surcharge, £85 costs. (G).

Samuel Mark Ashley Close, 21, of Lyngford Square, Taunton, drink driving, community order, £300 compensation, 40 months driving ban; driving without correct licence, driving without insurance, no separate penalty; breached a conditional discharge, no action taken. (G).

(G) denotes guilty plea or admits offence. Names and addresses supplied by the courts.