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Apr 2022
Property developer Adam Thorpe pleads not guilty to drink-driving
Harrogate property developer Adam Thorpe has pleaded not guilty to driving at almost twice the legal limit for alcohol.
Mr Thorpe, of Ingerthorpe Hall, Markington, was stopped by police in November 2021 on the B6265 near Risplith Hill.
He was charged with having 66 micrograms of alcohol per 100 ml of breath. The legal limit is 35 micrograms.
Mr Thorpe attended Harrogate Magistrates Court today and pleaded not guilty.
Charlotte Dangerfield, prosecuting, said if the case were adjourned the prosecution would call two witnesses, including a forensic toxicologist.
The chair of the magistrates agreed to adjourn the trial until September 26. It will be heard at Harrogate Magistrates Court.
Mr Thorpe received unconditional bail.
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Harrogate Borough Council announced in 2017 that Mr Thorpe had bought its former offices at Crescent Gardens for £6.31 million.
But the deal never went through and the site was eventually sold to Impala Estates.
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