Brighton Magistrates' Court round-up of recent cases

Rona Colvin, 42, of Salisbury Road, St Leonards, admitted breaching a community order by failing to attend office appointments as instructed on May 14 and May 21, 2025. The order was continued and varied, requiring Colvin to comply with any instructions of the responsible officer to attend appointments or take part in activities, up to a maximum of five days, while the existing Drug Rehabilitation Requirement and Rehabilitation Activity Requirement continue until the original end date of May 7, 2026.

Kirsty Harris, 37, of Grove Hill, Brighton, admitted breaching a community order by failing to attend scheduled probation induction office appointments on August 7 and August 18, 2025. The order was varied, adding a Mental Health Treatment Requirement for six months, with the existing Rehabilitation Activity Requirement and Unpaid Work Requirement continuing. No order for costs was made.

Andrew Moore, 51, of Kingsfield Close, Southwick, admitted breaching a community order by failing to attend unpaid work as instructed on October 15 and October 22, 2025. The order was made more onerous by the imposition of an additional 10 Rehabilitation Activity Requirement days, with no order for costs.

Niamtullah Sahak, 21, of Old London Road, Hastings, admitted breaching a community order by failing to attend unpaid work sessions on January 25 and November 18, 2025. The court revoked the community order and dealt with Sahak for the original offence, assaulting a man by beating in Hastings on October 30, 2024. The court committed him to prison for eight weeks, suspended for 12 months, for his "wilful and persistent" failure to comply with the requirements of the community order, with the latest breach said to be his fourth. The court gave various personal circumstances as reasons for suspending the sentence, including that Sahak was an asylum seeker and a vulnerable individual, with no further offences since the order was imposed, giving him a realistic prospect of rehabilitation.

George Alexander-Tennison, 24, of Loggon Road, Basingstoke, was fined £123 and ordered to pay £130 costs and a £49 surcharge after pleading guilty to speeding. The court heard that on March 30, 2025, at 2.15pm on the A270 Lewes Road in Brighton, he drove a Yamaha motorbike at 37mph in a 30mph zone. He pleaded guilty, and his driving record was endorsed with three penalty points.

Richard Symon Biddulph, 63, of Highfield Lane, Hemel Hempstead, was fined £660 and ordered to pay £130 costs and a £266 surcharge after failing to comply with a traffic sign. The court heard that on January 3, 2025, at Pyecombe, he drove a Land Rover on the A23 and failed to comply with a “no entry” sign. He pleaded guilty, and his driving record was endorsed with three penalty points.

Jamie Mackay, 25, of Balcome Court, Peacehaven, was fined £153 and ordered to pay £130 costs and a £61 surcharge after pleading guilty to speeding. The court heard that at 8.05am on March 29, 2025, on the A259 Marine Parade, he drove a Saab at 36mph in a 30mph zone.

Ben Wilcockson-Neve, 35, of Wickhurst Close, Brighton, was fined £266 and ordered to pay £130 costs and a £106 surcharge after pleading guilty to speeding. The court heard that at 9.48am on January 16, 2025, on the A259 Kingsway in Hove, at the junction with Hove Street, he drove an Audi at 35 miles per hour in a 30 miles per hour limit. His driving record was endorsed with three penalty points.