Skint Geordie fails to turn up at court

  A Geordie allegedly caught with a kitchen knife at Westfield Shopping Centre failed to turn up at court – because he could not afford the travel fare. James Heslop, 27, is said to have armed himself with the blade after he was chased from the Tap East bar on 30 April this year. Demanding the manager call the police, he also phoned 999 as he fled the micro brewery. But he was still in possession of the knife when…