Reports from the courts: Castleford man who drove while banned is jailed
The following cases were heard at Leeds Magistrates’ Court.
Lewi Bayliss, aged 22, of Third Avenue, Wakefield: Failed to comply with the requirements of a community order by failing to attend unpaid work appointments and failing to provide reasonable evidence or explanation within five working days. Fined £300 and £60 costs.
Lucasz Gierczynski, aged 34, of Barnsley Road, South Elmsall: Failed to comply with the requirements of a community order – made for possession of an offensive weapon in a public place – by failing to attend unpaid work sessions and failing to provide acceptable evidence within five working days. Twelve-month community order with 220 hours unpaid work and £60 costs.
Nicky Hall, aged 38, of Orchard Head Drive, Pontefract: Failed to comply with the requirements of a community order by failing to attend rehabilitation activity appointments and failing to provide acceptable evidence within five working days. Fined £40 and £60 costs.


Aiden Higgins, aged 23, of Hardwick Close, Wakefield: Failed to comply with the requirements of a community order by failing to attend unpaid work appointments and failing to provide reasonable explanation or evidence within five working days. Fined £266 and £60 costs.
Colin Oakes, aged 42, of Yew Tree Walk, Knottingley: Failed to comply with the requirements of a community order by failing to attend unpaid work appointments and failed to provide reasonable explanation or evidence within five working days. Fined £346 and £60 costs.
Anna Dean, aged 45, of Ashbury Chase, Outwood: Failed to comply with the requirements of a community order by failing to attend rehabilitation activity requirements and failing to provide acceptable evidence within five working days. Fined £40.
Darren Wren, aged 36, of Cannon Street, Castleford: Failed to comply with a community requirement of a suspended sentence order – made for dangerous driving and driving over the alcohol limit – by failing to attend unpaid work appointments and failing to provide acceptable evidence within five working days. Suspended sentence order of 24 weeks suspended for 12 months implemented as a six-week sentence.
Mateusz Trzesala, aged 30, of Dudfleet Lane, Horbury: Failed to comply with the requirements of a community order – made for theft – by failing to attend induction appointments and failing to provide acceptable evidence within five working days. Suspended sentence of eight weeks suspended for 24 months implemented.
Jane Lesley Theaker, aged 48, of Lodge Avenue, Castleford: Failed to comply with the requirements of a community order by failing to attend rehabilitation activity requirement appointments and failing to provide acceptable evidence within five working days. Fined £50.
Poppy Mitchell, aged 33, of George Street, Wakefield: Failed to comply with a community requirement of a suspended sentence order – made for theft from a shop – by failing to attend rehabilitation activity requirements and failing to provide acceptable evidence within five working days. Suspended sentence order varied and reads jailed for 12 weeks suspended for 12 months, and two-day rehabilitation activity requirement.
Mark Lumb, aged 46, of Lower Oxford Street, Castleford: Drove while disqualified and without insurance. Twelve-month driving ban and total prison sentence of 26 weeks.