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The Courier
a day ago
- The Courier
Young driver who rammed police car at Fife petrol station is jailed
A danger driver who rammed a police car at a Fife petrol station and two weeks later mounted a pavement to evade officers, has been jailed for more than two years. Daryl Morrison was driving while disqualified on both occasions, Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court heard. The 21-year-old appeared in the dock from custody to plead guilty to four charges – two each of driving dangerously and while disqualified on December 23 and January 6. Prosecutor Sarah Smith told the court Morrison was disqualified from driving in March last year and was also previously banned in 2021. On December 23, he was in an Audi when he drove at speeds of about 90mph on the A92, then turned off to Cowdenbeath and stopped at Beath Service Station in High Street. Two police vehicles blocked the entrance and exit to the forecourt and an officer shouted for him to turn off the engine. Morrison hit a police car as he forced his way out and made off at speed, abandoning the Audi elsewhere in the town. At around 3.50pm on January 6, police saw Morrison in a BMW parked outside an address in Wellesley Road, Methil, and approached him as he sat in the driver seat. The fiscal depute said Morrison mounted the pavement and drove at one of the officers, who had to get out of the way. The constable's right hand made contact with the bonnet and he was injured, according to the charges. A child and elderly woman were nearby as Morrison mounted the pavement and drove off at speed, the court heard. Morrison's defence lawyer referenced a psychiatric report in pointing out her client has ADHD and this provides context – but not an excuse – for the driving. The solicitor said her client used driving as a 'coping mechanism' and 'form of escape'. She added: 'His position is he panicked coming across police and acted in the manner he did.' She said remanded Morrison, who has analogous previous offending, is remorseful and intends to turn his life around upon his release. Sheriff Krista Johnston said she took into account his young age and the requirement to apply young person sentencing guidelines, background reports highlighting adverse childhood experiences and his ADHD diagnosis, as well as his early guilty pleas. However, the sheriff said his record shows a 'great deal of time, effort and expense' has been put into supporting him within the community in a bid to rehabilitate him but he has continued to offend. She said he showed 'utter disregard' for the safety of others and jailed him for a total of 25 months, backdated to January 14 when he was remanded. Morrison was also banned him from driving for four-and-a-half years.
Yahoo
26-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Cumbrian Wetherspoons set to host 12-day beer festival
A 12-day beer festival is set to be held at five Wetherspoon pubs in Cumbria. The festival will run from Wednesday, March 5, to Sunday, March 16, and will feature up to 30 real ales, including five from international brewers. The overseas brewers, all female, are from Italy, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and the USA. The international beers are Hey Pal, from Terrapin Brewery in the USA, Estuary Session Ale, from Land & Sea Brewery in Canada and Wallaby, from Penny Red Brewery in Australia. There's also Chocolate Porta, from Birra Perugia Brewery in Italy, and Antipodean, from Brew Moon Brewery in New Zealand. Beers will be priced from £1.99 to £2.15 a pint. The festival line-up also includes Alpha Female (Rooster's), Loopy Loo (Batemans), Chase the Sun (Vale), Cherry Nice (Greene King), Queen of Hearts (St Austell), Mocha Porter (Elgood's), Grand Union (Hook Norton), and Blossom (Black Sheep). Participating pubs are The Woodrow Wilson and The William Rufus, both in Botchergate, Carlisle, as well as The Bransty Arch in Bransty Row, Whitehaven, The Henry Bessemer in New Oxford Street, Workington, and The Chief Justice of the Common Pleas in Bank Street, Keswick. Daryl Morrison , The Woodrow Wilson manager said: "The festival is a great celebration of real ale. "It will allow us to showcase a selection of superb beers, featuring beers not previously available to our customers in the pub, including those from brewers as far afield as Australia and New Zealand, as well as those closer to home, over a 12-day period. "All of the beers will be available at great value-for-money prices." The beers on sale in the festival have not previously been available at the pubs, Several of the beers have been brewed for the first time specifically for the festival. The selection includes vegan beers, which are also suitable for vegetarians. Visitors can purchase three third-of-a-pint tasters for the price of a pint.
