And Chapman, 51, was so traumatised by the experience he vowed never to get back behind the wheel, magistrates heard.

At one of their regular training days Northamptonshire magistrates are hearing about the virtues of the diversion scheme.

However, I think it's a case of that sort, that, at present, at all events, the magistrate will hear it in private."

A MAN stole scrap metal from his employer and sold it to a dealer, magistrates heard yesterday.

The magistrates heard that he had seemed to be drunk when the police stopped him.

Single magistrates do not normally hear cases on their own, although they do have a limited jurisdiction.

On 5 December 1893 the magistrate heard evidence from the prosecuting Centenier, a doctor, the student's father, and the student himself, among others.

Yorke, 21 today, was returning home from a charity event at 2am, the city's magistrates heard.

He escaped a prison sentence after magistrates heard he was seeking help for his drink problem.

Loudly enough for the magistrates to hear him over the crowd, he took the first part of his revenge for Cornelia.