HERE'S a round-up of some of the biggest court cases to have taken place in Carlisle and West Cumbria this week. 

'Nervous' van passenger stopped near Southwaite had £500k of cocaine

COCAINE worth an estimated £500,000 was found in a van which police officers stopped on the M6 near Southwaite.

At Carlisle Crown Court, the 28-year-old man who was a passenger in the VW van was sentenced following his guilty plea – entered the day after he was caught – to possessing the Class A drug with intent to supply.

Police welcome jail term for pub goer who stamped on man's head

A THUG who stamped on a man’s head during an unprovoked attack in a Carlisle city centre pub has been jailed.

Ronan McDonald, 26, who knocked his victim unconscious during the attack, was caught thanks to the intervention of door staff at the Botchergate pub as he attempted to flee from the scene, the city’s crown court heard.

Shoplifter stole 11 vapes from B&M in Whitehaven

A SHOPLIFTER who snatched vapes from a budget store has been fined £40.

Matthew Jones, 28, stole the vapes from B&M in Whitehaven on September 20.

Mental health patient admits flooding room at Workington Travelodge

A DEFENCE solicitor cast doubt over the decision to bring a man currently being held in a mental health facility before a court for flooding a hotel room.

The 18-year-old defendant from Whitehaven, who the News & Star has chosen not to name, caused thousands of pounds worth of damage after falling asleep while running a bath at the Travelodge in Workington.