Beverley Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 26 verdicts at Beverley Magistrates' Court (Beverley). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

March 2026 3 cases

Malcolm Metcalfe

Animal welfare offences *

Sentence

6 months imprisonment suspended for 24 months, disqualified from keeping sheep for 5 years, £1778.01 costs, £154.00 surcharge

East Riding of Yorkshire Council Animal Health Officers involved with Malcolm Metcalfe since 2021 due to concerns about high mortality and failures to remove carcasses. On July 8, 2024, APHA alerted council of dead sheep on land at Hutton. Visits from July 9 to September 3, 2024, revealed ongoing failures to remove carcasses, decomposing remains, recumbent sheep, and inadequate access to water. ABP disposal notice served July 12, 2024; further notices under Animal Welfare Act on July 19, 2024, requiring veterinary investigation into high mortality and increased stock inspections. Despite notices, issues persisted. Post-mortem on lamb showed severe parasitic gastroenteritis; vet noted competent stockkeeper should have acted sooner. Multiple unconfirmed sheep movements on national database.

Pleaded guilty to eight animal health and welfare offences. Magistrates noted prolonged and repeated incidents of cruelty and ill-treatment of animals in a commercial context. Passed custody threshold but suspended to prevent future offending. Barrister cited health issues, sorrow, and that sheep farming was his only income source; now recognizes inability to keep sheep, with sheep transferred to sister.

11 Mar 2026

John Blake

Abandoning a vehicle on land without lawful authority *

Sentence

£440 fine, £935.94 costs, £176 victim surcharge

John Blake, of Seamer Road, Scarborough, abandoned a dirty, dilapidated Ford camper van without registration on land behind Quay Road in Bridlington between February and May 2025. The van was reported and found by streetscene enforcement officers from East Riding Of Yorkshire Council. Following investigations, Blake was identified as responsible, and the council removed the vehicle.

Found guilty in absence. Charged with abandoning a vehicle on land without lawful authority.

1 Mar 2026

Olijan Haxhia

Fly-tipping *

Sentence

£120 fine, £811.70 costs, £48 victim surcharge

Business waste belonging to Olijan Haxhia was found dumped on a grass verge in Lambwath Lane, New Ellerby, on October 11, 2023. The waste consisted of bin bags and cardboard boxes from his business. Investigations by East Riding of Yorkshire Council linked the waste to him.

Admitted failing in his duty of care to ensure business waste was disposed of correctly.

1 Mar 2026

September 2025 1 case

Jason Blake

Concealing information to prevent disclosure *

Sentence

£1,100 fine and £5,440 costs

Jason Blake, the director of Bridlington Lodge Care Home, refused to respond to a subject access request (SAR) made in April 2023 by a woman seeking personal information about her father, including incident reports, CCTV footage, and care notes. She had lasting power of attorney. During the investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), Mr Blake failed to provide any explanation and was found to have blocked, erased, or concealed the records between 12 April and 12 May 2023 to prevent their disclosure.

Found guilty of blocking, erasing, or concealing records to prevent disclosure of information. No specific plea or judge comments mentioned.

3 Sep 2025

August 2025 1 case

David Southwell

Causing unnecessary suffering to an animal *

Sentence

Fined £326, costs of £668.13, and victim surcharge of £130.40

David Southwell caused unnecessary suffering to a cow by failing to treat a horn that had grown into its eye, despite being aware of the condition for about three weeks. He did not provide timely care and kept cattle in a poorly constructed barn with hazardous items such as sharp-edged troughs and broken fencing, which posed a risk of injury. A council animal health officer investigated after a public complaint, and the cow was ultimately euthanised.

Pleaded guilty to the offences. The incident was deemed unacceptable by the court.

13 Aug 2025

June 2025 2 cases

Ahmed Abdulrahman

Food safety and hygiene offences *

Sentence

Fined £1200, ordered to pay £1000 in prosecution costs and £480 victim surcharge

Ahmed Abdulrahman, the former operator of Roma Kebab takeaway in Flamborough, was involved in multiple food safety and hygiene violations. During a routine inspection in 2023, council staff identified serious cleaning neglect, structural defects, a lack of food safety management, and cross contamination issues. A follow-up visit in 2023 revealed that parts of the premises and equipment remained unclean, with ongoing cross contamination problems persisting despite prior advice.

Pleaded guilty to nine food safety and hygiene offences. He had been provided with corrective advice and guidance following earlier inspections.

25 Jun 2025

Brendan Downes

Non-compliance with Planning Enforcement Notice *

Sentence

£1000 fine, £337 costs, and £400 victim surcharge

Brendan Downes converted a former stable block at White Gap Road, Little Weighton, into a residential dwelling without planning permission, including building a double garage. This was despite a refused planning application in 2022, as the site was in an unsustainable rural location within the Yorkshire Wolds Important Landscape Area. An enforcement notice was issued requiring cessation of residential use and removal of domestic items, but he failed to comply fully by the deadline of June 15, 2024.

Pleaded guilty to non-compliance with a planning enforcement notice. The appeal against the notice was dismissed, and the compliance period was extended to nine months, but requirements were not fully met.

25 Jun 2025

March 2024 1 case

Aurelia Pearson

Fly-tipping *

Sentence

£120 fine, £454.01 costs, £48 victim surcharge

Aurelia Pearson of Overdale, Scarborough, gave bin bags containing general waste and children’s toys to somebody else for disposal. Instead of being taken to a proper site, the items were found strewn on the side of Burton Fleming Road, Fordon, near Wold Newton, on 24 March 2023, following a report from a member of the public. During investigations, evidence relating to Pearson was found. She admitted she did not make reasonable checks to ensure her rubbish was handed to a licensed, authorised waste collector.

Pleaded guilty to failing in her duty of care to make sure her waste was disposed of properly and legally.

4 Mar 2024

September 2023 2 cases

Mosley Trading Co Ltd

Supplying items that did not comply with fire safety regulations *

Sentence

Fined £16,000

Supplied upholstered furniture to Hornsea Garden Centre that failed to meet fire safety regulations. The items were part of a display found during a trading standards visit on 15 December 2022, and seized on 22 December 2022 after failing flammability tests. No physical checks were performed, relying only on supplier test reports.

Admitted to eight charges of supplying items that did not comply with fire safety regulations. Ordered to pay costs of £3,615.54. Director Jane Mosley admitted no physical checks were carried out on upholstered furniture and relied solely on factory supplied test reports.

6 Sep 2023

Orchid Designs Ltd

Supplying items that did not comply with fire safety regulations *

Sentence

Fined £2,500

Supplied unlabelled cushions to Hornsea Garden Centre that failed to meet fire safety regulations. The cushions were identified during a trading standards visit on 15 December 2022 and seized on 22 December 2022 after failing flammability tests. No prior testing was conducted, based on assumptions about supplier compliance.

Pleaded guilty to two charges of supplying items that did not comply with fire safety regulations. Ordered to pay costs of £3,325.76. Director Michael Robinson admitted no testing was carried out on the cushions prior to sale, having put faith in Chinese suppliers and misread guidance on polypropylene materials.

6 Sep 2023

December 2021 2 cases

Richmond Properties

Wilful damage of trees in a conservation area *

Sentence

£3,820 fine, £1,528 victim surcharge, and £369.66 costs

Local developers Wayne Low and Richmond Properties caused or permitted the wilful damage of a sycamore tree and unauthorised felling of a pear tree in Etton Conservation Area. A pear tree was completely removed, and a sycamore tree had damaging works undertaken to it which reduced its amenity value and negatively impacted upon the conservation area. Trees in conservation areas are protected and require consents for works. Investigations by East Riding Council’s planning department identified that the trees were in good health when the works were undertaken without consent. Amenity value of the sycamore tree was between £7,250.40 and £12,282.00, and the pear tree between £1,611.20 and £3,068.00.

Pleaded guilty to causing or permitting the wilful damage of a sycamore tree and unauthorised felling of a pear tree.

17 Dec 2021

Wayne Low

Wilful damage of trees in a conservation area *

Sentence

£960 fine and £384 victim surcharge

Pleaded guilty to causing or permitting the wilful damage of a sycamore tree and unauthorised felling of a pear tree.

17 Dec 2021

October 2017 1 case

Alison Asadi-Aghdam

Failing to license a house in multiple occupation and fire safety violations *

Sentence

£2,638 fine

Alison Asadi-Aghdam, a 54-year-old landlord from Sutton Street, Goole, failed to licence a property in multiple occupation and did not comply with fire safety regulations, leading to her prosecution.

Pleaded guilty to failing to license a property operating as a house in multiple occupation and failing to comply with management of houses in multiple occupation regulations in relation to fire safety.

4 Oct 2017

September 2017 2 cases

Carl Hessey

Failing in duty of care for fly-tipping *

Sentence

£600 fine

Carl Hessey from Manor Road, Hull, was responsible for fly-tipped waste that was dumped on a field in Cottingham, which was traced back to him.

Pleaded guilty to one charge of failing in his duty of care regarding fly-tipped waste.

25 Sep 2017

Woodthorpe Hall Garden Centre Ltd

Fire safety regulation breaches *

Sentence

£18,000 fine

Woodthorpe Hall Garden Centre Ltd, based in Lincolnshire and owners of Hornsea Garden Centre in Sigglesthorne, sold items posing a serious fire risk to customers.

Pleaded guilty to nine offences of offering for sale furniture and cushions that did not comply with fire safety regulations.

6 Sep 2017

July 2017 1 case

John Dixon Hart

Misleading advertising and operating a substandard guest house *

Sentence

£7,000 fine

John Dixon Hart, a 53-year-old owner of Beverley Guest House (formerly Minster Garth Guest House) on Keldgate, Beverley, falsely claimed the establishment had a four-star rating despite guests complaining of dirty rooms and substandard conditions.

Pleaded guilty to charges of advertising and running a guest house below minimum standards and using misleading adverts to suggest it was of four-star standard.

19 Jul 2017

April 2017 4 cases

Lorna Caddy

Failing to update dog microchip details *

Sentence

£1,500 fine

Lorna Caddy, 38, from Main Street, Great Hatfield, neglected to update the contact details on her dog’s microchip, which is required by law, leading to her prosecution for a second time.

Failed to appear in court and was charged under the Microchipping of Dogs (England) Regulations 2015 for failing to update the contact details on her dog’s microchip.

26 Apr 2017

Lindsay Larman

Failure to microchip dog *

Sentence

Fined £440

Lindsay Larman of Baptist Place, Bridlington failed to have her dog correctly microchipped as required by the Microchipping of Dogs (England) Regulations 2015.

Given costs of £210.12 and a victim surcharge of £44.

5 Apr 2017

David Mark

Failure to microchip dog *

Sentence

Fined £440

David Mark of Maple Cottages, Broadgate, Walkington failed to have his dog correctly microchipped as required by the Microchipping of Dogs (England) Regulations 2015.

Given costs of £294.65 and a victim surcharge of £44.

5 Apr 2017

Andrew Jewitt

Failure to microchip dog *

Sentence

Fined £440

Andrew Jewitt of Trinity Road, Bridlington failed to have his dog correctly microchipped as required by the Microchipping of Dogs (England) Regulations 2015.

Given costs of £210.12 and a victim surcharge of £44.

5 Apr 2017

March 2017 1 case

David Gill

Failure to update microchip details *

Sentence

Fined £60

David Gill of New Burlington Road, Bridlington failed to keep the details on his dog’s microchip up to date as required by the Microchipping of Dogs (England) Regulations 2015.

Failed to appear; case proved in absence. Given costs of £210 and a victim surcharge of £30.

29 Mar 2017

December 2016 1 case

Clare Childs

Failing to update dog microchip details *

Sentence

£300 fine

Clare Childs, 45, from Lidgate, East Cowick, did not update the contact details on her dog’s microchip, despite the low cost of doing so, resulting in her prosecution.

Failed to attend court and was charged under the Microchipping of Dogs (England) Regulations 2015 for failing to update the contact details on her dog’s microchip.

21 Dec 2016

September 2016 1 case

Geraldine Curran

Allowing a dog to be dangerously out of control in a public place *

Sentence

12 month conditional discharge

On 16 February 2016, Geraldine Curran's border terrier named Molly ran out of her property onto a public footpath and bit a stranger on the back of his calf, causing a significant injury.

Pleaded guilty. Ordered to pay compensation of £400, costs of £400 and a victim surcharge of £15. Dog must be muzzled and on a lead in public places.

15 Sep 2016

July 2015 1 case

Paul Staniford

Misleading advertising *

Sentence

Fined £5,000

In March 2015, a trading standards officer spotted a full page advert by Stanifords estate agents in a local free paper advertising residential properties, including a two bedroom lakeside log cabin on High Farm Country Park in Routh, near Beverley, without indicating it was a holiday home only. Further holiday homes on the same park were advertised giving the impression they could be used as permanent residences. Despite prior warnings in 2012 and 2013 from East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s trading standards department, and continued advice, the misleading advertisements persisted until withdrawn after interview.

Pleaded guilty to one charge of misleading advertising under the Consumer Protection Regulations 2008. Ordered to pay costs of £2,466 and a victim surcharge of £120. No financial loss to public or gain to company.

20 Jul 2015

September 2013 1 case

Not Stated

Criminal damage to motor vehicle *

Sentence

Fined £100 plus £50 costs, plus a £15 victim surcharge and ordered to pay £220 compensation

On 9th September 2013 at 2300hrs, a 19-year-old man, walking home drunk from the pub with a friend down Bannister Street in Withernsea, kicked off the wing mirror of a parked car for no reason. He left a small amount of blood on the glass. The incident was investigated through blood swab analysis matching the police database, house-to-house enquiries, CCTV checks, and intelligence gathering. The victim, a stressed mother, discovered the damage the next morning, leading to her taking unpaid leave, walking her children to school (causing them to be late), and paying £100 + VAT for repairs. The offender was arrested on 19th September 2013 while at work, charged, and bailed to court.

Convicted of criminal damage to motor vehicle. Took a day off work to attend court, incurring loss of earnings. Potential consequences include loss of job, restricted employment and education due to conviction, humiliation.

26 Sep 2013

January 2010 1 case

Jonathan Jackson

Benefit Fraud *

Sentence

12-month Order of Conditional Discharge

Jonathan Jackson failed to declare that his partner had started working, continuing to receive benefits and fraudulently claiming £3,105 housing benefit and £1,247.89 council tax benefit between August 2007 and December 2009. The employment was discovered via a data matching exercise and a subsequent investigation led by East Riding of Yorkshire Council investigators.

Admitted benefit fraud. Ordered to pay £300 towards costs and repay £4,352.89 fraudulently claimed. Prosecuted under Section 112 (1A) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 for failing to give prompt notification of a change in circumstances.

13 Jan 2010

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Beverley Magistrates' Court, located in Beverley, is a Magistrates' Court that deals with summary offences, some either-way offences, and preliminary hearings for more serious cases. With 26 sentencing records in our database, it serves the Beverley area and surrounding communities. Magistrates' Courts handle the majority of criminal cases in England and Wales, with cases heard by a bench of magistrates or a district judge.

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