The following cases have been heard at Southampton Magistrates' Court...

PERVEZ AKHTAR, 50, of Roman Road, Southampton pleaded guilty to four counts of racially or religiously aggravated harassment, alarm or distress in Southampton. He also admitted two counts of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour to cause harassment, alarm or distress. He received a one-year community order with an alcohol treatment requirement, 15 rehabilitation days and 100 hours of unpaid work. He was ordered to pay £300 in compensation as well as £85 court costs and a £114 surcharge. 

MICHAEL BURROWS, 33, of Ganders Mead, Nursling pleaded guilty to failing to co-operate with a preliminary test for a motor vehicle offence. He was fined £80 and received four points on his licence. Burrows must pay £85 court costs and a £32 surcharge. 

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JAMES HYLAND, 51, of Amberley Close, Botley admitted to cultivating cannabis in Southampton and possessing a controlled drug of Class A, cocaine. He was fined £76 and an order was made for the forfeiture and destruction of the drugs including five cannabis plants that were seized by police at the time of his arrest. Hyland was ordered to pay £85 court costs and a £30 surcharge. 

ELLIOTT FELMINGHAM, 38, of Pound Street, Southampton pleaded guilty to six counts of theft from a shop. These relate to £735.76 worth of cosmetics, alcohol, groceries and chicken that he stole from Tesco in Dibden Purlieu and Boots in Hythe. He also admitted to possessing a controlled drug of Class A, namely heroin in Southampton. Felmingham received a sentence of 10 weeks suspended for 12 months and must pay £645.76 in compensation. An order was made for the forfeiture and destruction of the heroin. 

HAYDN DUGGAN, 21, of Baslow Road, Wokingham admitted to possessing a controlled drug of Class A in Southampton, namely cocaine. he also pleaded guilty to possessing a controlled drug of Class B, cannabis. He was fined £500 and ordered to pay £85 court costs. The court ordered the forfeiture and destruction of the drugs.