RESIDENTS from across Alnwick district were fined this week for using a television without a licence.
Keith Allcorn, 29, of Newton-by-Sea, was fined £140 and ordered to pay £60 costs and a £15 surcharge for using an unlicensed TV on May 20.
He had pleaded guilty to the offence by letter.
Michelle Hall, 23, of Henderson Street, Amble, was fined
£175 and ordered to pay £60 costs and a surcharge of £15 for using an unlicensed TV on July 6.
Alnwick Magistrates Court was told there had been no response to her summons.
Tony Henderson, 25, of Straffen Court, Amble, was fined £350 and ordered to pay £60 costs and a surcharge of £15 for using an unlicensed TV on July 6.
The court was told there had been no response to his summons and Henderson had a previous conviction for a similar offence in January. On that occasion he was fined £150.
Martin Quince, 30, of Cedar Grove, Alnwick, was fined £137 and ordered to pay £60 costs and a surcharge of £15 for using an unlicensed TV between June 21 and July 22.
He had pleaded guilty to the offence by letter and said that he had set up a direct debit to pay the licence but he had overlooked the fact that the payment had failed.
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