Correction: A previous version of this article suggested Ryan Beresford was given a 16-week prison sentence. This has been amended to show the actual sentence was suspended for 12 months. 

The following cases were heard at Reading and Slough Magistrates’ Courts: 

July 29

SHANE CLACK, 36, of Kinsquarter, Maidenhead, admitted breaching the requirements of a community order by failing to attend unpaid work. Fined £200 and ordered to pay costs of £60.
BRIAN ALLBRIGHTON, 33, of Rokesby Road, Slough, admitted breaching the requirements of a community order by failing to attend unpaid work on two occasions. Ordered to pay costs of £60. Fined £288. 

August 1

KAYLEIGH POWIS, 35, of Connaught Close, Maidenhead, admitted breaching the requirements of a community order by failing to attend rehabilitation activities on four occasions. Ordered to pay costs of £75. 
VICKY DAVIES, 36, of Cardigan Close, Slough, admitted breaching the requirements of a community order by failing to keep in touch with probation between April and May 2022. Fined £50 and made to pay costs of £75. 

August 5

RYAN BERESFORD, 37, of Knolton Way, Slough, admitted stealing a pedal bike worth £200 in Slough on June 14, 2021, thereby breaching a criminal behaviour order. Committed to prison for 16 weeks suspended for 12 months due to the severity of the offence. 
SAMUEL GEORGE, 44, of Vale Road, Windsor, convicted of travelling on a railway without having paid a fare at Slough on February 17, 2022. Fined £220, made to pay compensation of £5.80 and ordered to pay costs of £214 in court costs. 


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