A number of people from Bolton have recently been before the court.

Magistrates have dealt with a variety of offences including theft, motoring matters and breaching a domestic violence protection order.

Here are the people who have recently been before the court.

Anthony Boyce breached a domestic violence protection order in April.

He contacted a woman he was banned from getting in touch with.

The 47-year-old admitted the offence at Manchester Magistrates Court.

Following this Boyce, from Nasmyth Street, Horwich, was jailed for a period of six weeks.

The reasons given were his “wilful and persistent failure to comply with the requirements of a community order because he has breached a Domestic Violence Protection Order.”

William Molyneux drove a Vauxhall on Higher Bridge Street in the centre of Bolton while banned from the roads in March this year.

At the time he also had no insurance for the vehicle in question.

The 27-year-old admitted the two offences at Wigan and Leigh Magistrates Court.

Following this Molyneux, from Poplar Avenue, Horwich, was given a sentence of eight weeks suspended for 18 months.

He was ordered to do the thinking skills programme, 20 rehabilitation activity requirement days and 100 hours of unpaid work.

He was also given six points on his licence.

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Jason Ashworth was in possession of cocaine, cannabis and MDMA in Bolton in June last year.

The 25-year-old admitted the three offences at Bolton Magistrates Court.

Following this Ashworth, from Dunbar Drive, Great Lever, Bolton, was fined £300.

Darren Pearson stole items from Boots in the Market Place earlier this month.

Among the items he took included razors, a nose and ear trimmer and a beard trimmer.

The total value of the items taken was £114.

Person, 48, admitted the offence at Manchester Magistrates Court.

Following this Pearson, from Gregory Avenue, Breightmet, Bolton, was given a conditional discharge for a period of a year.