JoeSturdy published ​In court: Who's been before magistrates in Braintree, Chelmsford...

The following criminal cases were heard at Essex magistrates' courts from March 7 to 10.Suspended sentencesMARK BRENDON HASTIE, 57, of Mount Road, Braintree, was given a 12 week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months for driving along Manor Street in Braintree on February 18 after he had been drinking. The proportion of alcohol measured 91 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, more than two-and-a-half times the limit. He was ordered to participate in the Thinking Skills programme...