A man who got behind the wheel in Andover over the legal alcohol limit in his breath has been banned from driving for over a year and ordered to pay hundreds of pounds in fines.
The case was among a number of Andover matters heard at Basingstoke Magistrates' Court recently.
A man from Andover has been fined and banned from driving after being caught drink-driving on a road near the town.
Shaun Scratchley, 20, of Alfred Gardens, Andover, pleaded guilty on June 30, 2026, to driving a Mini Cooper S on the A343 at Little Ann Bridge, Andover, on June 8, 2026, with 64 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the prescribed limit.
He was fined £466, disqualified from driving for 17 months, reducible if a drink-drive rehabilitation course is completed by June 2, 2027, and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £186 victim surcharge.
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A woman from Southampton has been ordered to pay compensation after shoplifting and assaulting a person in Andover on the same day.
Benita Fennell, 30, of The Avenue, Southampton, pleaded guilty on June 30, 2026, to stealing food items worth up to £30 from a Co-op in Andover on December 20, 2025, and to assaulting a person by beating them at the same location on the same date.
She was ordered to pay £30 compensation for the theft and £100 compensation for the assault.
No order for costs was made as compensation took priority.
A man from Andover has been ordered to pay compensation after stealing from a shop in the town.
Lee James, 49, of Rimini Road, Andover, pleaded guilty on July 2, 2026, to stealing an electric toothbrush worth £89.99 from Boots in Andover on May 19, 2026.
He was ordered to pay £89.99 compensation.
He also pleaded guilty to stealing items from Boots in Winchester on April 15, 2026 and was ordered to pay £91.98 compensation.
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