Drug drivers and mobile phone users among the latest people to appear in court

DRIVING offences and assaults are among the offences which have seen criminals appear in Worcestershire’s courtrooms.

Every day, scores of people appear before the magistrates’ court, receiving anything from a fine to time in prison.

Here are the cases involving people who have appeared in court recently:

Joseph Ward

Age: 30
Address: De la Bere Close, Evesham

Ward drove a Ford on the A5 dual carriageway through Preston, Shropshire, on November 29, 2025, at a speed exceeding 70 miles per hour.

He was fined £313, and four penalty points were added to his driving record.

Julie Brookes

Age: 63
Address: Cranham Drive, Worcester

Brookes admitted failing to provide information identifying the driver of a Kia who was accused of committing a driving offence in Droitwich on January 5.

She was fined £40 and received six penalty points, resulting in a six-month disqualification.

Justin Page

Age: 42
Address: Stinton Lea, Droitwich

Page admitted assaulting a woman twice between September 2025 and January 2026.

He was fined £138, and a restraining order will prohibit him from contacting the victim for the next three years.

Reece Frey Thomson

Age: 31
Address: Woodbank Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire

Thomson was found guilty in his absence of using a handheld mobile phone while driving a Mercedes on London Road, Worcester, on May 17, 2025.

He was fined £660, and disqualified from driving for six months after receiving six penalty points, which took him over the 12-point limit.

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Martin Beckley

Age: 70
Address: Spring Hill, Worcester

Beckley pleaded guilty to failing to comply with sex offender notification requirements between December 2025 and July 2026 by failing to notify changes to his financial and passport details.

He was given a 12-month community order and must complete 100 hours of unpaid work.