These are the latest cases and convictions from Blackpool Magistrates' Court - Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Anthony Whallley, 25, driving while disqualified, driving without insurance, breach of suspended sentence

A Fleetwood mechanic who had promised to mend his uncle’s car flaunted a driving ban.

He used a friend’s van to travel from the port to Blackburn.

However, police a check on the vehicle and pulled it up before Whalley , 25, of Calder Avenue could join the M55.

Whalley admitted disqualified driving ,driving without insurance a breach a suspended jail term imposed for motoring offences.

Blackpool Magistrates heard it was his fourth offence of disqualified driving.

He was jailed for a total of 24 weeks and banned from the road for two years and three months He must pay £122 victims surcharge.

Steven Duffy, defending , said :”when he was stopped by police he did not prevaricate .”

“He has been trying to start a new business.”

Carl Savage, 48, making illegal calls of a sexual nature

A Blackpool man accused of making illegal phone calls if a sexual nature has appeared at court. He is currently on licence from an indefinite sentence imposed at Crown Court for attempted murder committed in the Morley area of Leeds in 2006.

Carl Savage, 48, of East Topping Street, thought he was speaking to a boy under the age of 16.

He is accused of engaging the victim in phone sex and sending sex messages to him.

Savage pleaded guilty to the offence and Blackpool Magistrates sent him for sentence to Preston Crown Court.

He was remanded in custody and will appear at the higher court on March 18.

Kye Fox, 28, burglary

A 28-year-old man got into Blackpool’s Pizzaland restaurant via a fire door.

Kye Fox wanted to shelter from bad weather in the early hours of the morning.

He also helped himself to a bottle of Pepsi worth £3-50.

Fox admitted burglary and was fined £80 and must pay £32 victims surcharge .

Fox had been living with friends in Blackpool but now wanted to return to St Helens.

Ronald Smith, 72, drink-driving

A pensioner told police it was not necessary for him to take a breathalyser test because whisky did not affect him.

Ronald Smith was found to be almost three times over the alcohol limit when police stopped him after seeing him driving erratically.

Smith, a former computer consultant, 72, of Bathurst Avenue, Grange Park, pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol.

He was banned from the road 23 months, fined £200 with £85 costs and ordered to pay £32 victims’ surcharge.

Prosecutor, Sophie Gillespie, said police saw Smith who was driving a Jaguar mount the kerb on February 1, at around 1am.

Officers followed him to Beach Avenue where he circled a roundabout three times, braking heavily. After leaving the roundabout he narrowly missed parked cars.

When stopped he said he had drunk two scotches. Asked for a breath test he replied it was not necessary because scotch did not affect him.

A breath test showed 94 microgrammes of alcohol in his body – 35 is the limit.

Stephen Duffy, defending, said his client, who had no previous convictions, had been driving for more than 50 years and had only one fixed penalty speeding offence on his driving record.

On the night of the offence he had had a couple of glasses of whisky then decided to drive to a garage for some cigarettes and food.

He did not know the road layout well and at the mini roundabout missed the road he wanted to exit on.

Smith, a widower, had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and would have to travel regularly for treatment so the loss of his licence would be a great blow.

Thomas Lawson, 21, taking a car without consent, driving while disqualified, careless driving, drug driving, no insurance and failing to stop for the police

A man facing a raft of driving offences was unable to attend the first hearing of his case because he was suffering from vomiting magistrates were told.

Thomas Lawson, 21, of Richmond Road, North Shore, is charged with taking a Toyota without consent, driving while disqualified and carelessly going through red lights plus failing to stop for police.

He is also accused of drug driving with 8.4 units of cannabis in his body -2 is the limit and having no insurance.

The offences are alleged to have taken place in Dickson Road on September 4 last year.

Lawson’s case was adjourned by magistrates.