Manchester Hilton hotel, and event spaces in London and Birmingham are among the next 14 venues to be confirmed and will be transformed into so-called ‘Nightingale courts’ – helping to reduce delays and deliver speedier justice for victims while also providing a financial boost to the venues

The sites will hear mostly non-custodial Crown Court cases, with the total number of Nightingale courtrooms set up across the country to enable more socially distanced trials increasing to 60 by the end of March 2021. Ministers have also confirmed today that a ‘super courtroom’ will be created at Manchester Crown Court, Crown Square to […]

Driver banned for three years for drug driving in Swindon

A Swindon man has been disqualifed for three years and fined after being stopped for drug driving.Craig Deyager, 35, of Affleck Close, Toothill, Swindon, pleaded guilty to driving a vehicle under the influence of drugs and possession of cannabis.He was disqualified from driving for 36 months, fined £120 and ordered to pay costs and a […]