HERE are details of five recent cases heard at Liverpool, Knowsley and St Helens Magistrates' Court:

- A THIRTY-THREE-YEAR-OLD man who admitted to drink driving has been fined and disqualified from the road for 17 months.

Craig Finnan, of Oliver Road, Toll Bar drove a Ford Fiesta in excess of the alcohol limit on October 31 last year.

Finnan, 33, was fined £276, made to pay a £34 surcharge and £85 in costs to the CPS, making a total of £395.

He was banned from driving for 17 months, to be reduced by 17 weeks if he completes an approved course by November 30.

- A MAN has pleaded not guilty to having a knife in his possession at a railway station.

Keith Williams, of Lawrence Road, Windle, denied a charge of possession of a bladed article.

Williams, 36, is accused of having a knife on him at Edge Hill Railway Station in Liverpool on August 5.

He was given unconditional bail until a trial on July 19.

- A MAN accused of two assaults on a woman has been remanded in custody.

Paul Richardson, of O’Keefe Road, Fingerpost pleaded not guilty to two charges of assault by beating of a woman.

Richardson, 34, is accused of assaulting the woman on December 20 and December 21, 2020.

He has been remanded into custody until January 26.

- A MAN accused of having a knife in a public place will face a trial later this year.

Rashad Daloub, of Millfields Court, Eccleston is accused of having a craft knife on him on Knowsley Road on October 12, 2020.

Daloub, 56, pleaded not guilty.

He has been given unconditional bail with a summary trial scheduled for July 2.

- A MAN who admitted to assaulting a police officer will be sentenced later this month.

Jaxon Owen, of Fleet Lane, Parr, assaulted a constable on October 4 during the exercise of his duty.

Owen , 32, indicated a guilty plea and was given unconditional bail.

He will appear back at the court on January 18.