KURTIS Leigh Ram, 27, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty at Taunton Magistrates' Court to two charges of possession of cannabis in Highbridge.

He was fined £80 for each of the offences committed last year on June 24 and July 27.

He was also ordered to pay a £34 victim surcharge and £85 towards prosecution costs.

A SPEEDING motorist avoided a ban as it would have meant hardship for his family in Thailand.

Lars Nawroth, 52, of Esplanade, Burnham-on-Sea, pleaded guilty to the offence.

He was clocked driving at over 60mph in Plympton, Devon, on February 22 last year.

He was fined £150 for the offence and ordered to pay a £34 victim surcharge along with £85 costs.

He was given three points on his driving licence, which could him over the totting up level for a driving ban.

But magistrates did not impose the ban after hearing it would lead to Nawroth losing his job and causing hardship to his family and dependents in Thailand.

A MOTORIST who drove at 49mph along Squibbers Way, Bridgwater, has been banned from getting behind the wheel for six months.

Rheon Parry, 34, of Sandalwood Rise, North Petherton, admitted committing the offence on March 20 last year.

He received four penalty points on his licence, which took him over the totting up total for disqualification.

At the same hearing Parry admitted driving without the correct licence, for which he received no separate penalty.