In the courts

In the courts

William Jonathan Bridge, 40, of King Street, Rochdale, pleaded guilty to criminal damage in Whitworth. He was ordered to pay £200 pounds in compensation and £85 pounds costs by Burnley Magistrates Court.

James Bronco Doherty, 55, of Alma Street, Rochdale, pleaded guilty to shoplifting at the Co-op in Bacup. He was given a 12-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £85 pounds in costs by Burnley Magistrates Court.

Peter Howarth, 23, of Market Street, Whitworth, was found guilty in his absence of using a television without a licence. He was ordered to pay £120 costs and received a fine of £60 pounds by Blackburn Magistrates Court.