Sean Curran, of Guney Clark Ryan solicitors, said Doherty would now be able to fit in an aftercare drugs rehabilitation plan before appearing at West London Magistrates’ Court on October 26.

District Judge Davinder Lachhar accepted the application for adjournment on hearing that Doherty has tested negative for drugs throughout his six-week residential drugs treatment and wants to "give himself a chance" to recover, he said.

The Babyshambles frontman will complete his residential care on Thursday and then take part in aftercare treatment until October 20, he explained.

Mr Curran said: "Pete’s doing very, very well, extremely well and he wants to give himself a chance.

"The court knows he’s tested negative for drugs throughout his residential programme - that’s six weeks now.

"The judge wants to see how he’s keeping after the aftercare before he goes back for them to assess him."

He emphasised: "This was not a court application or anything to do with court bureaucracy - it was my application, which was accepted at 5.15pm last night."

Doherty was arrested in Kensington, west London, in May and pleaded guilty to driving illegally while in possession of crack cocaine, heroin, ketamine and cannabis.

He was arrested again in August over allegations that he’d broken bail conditions.

But he walked free on a technicality when police failed to bring him before the courts within a 24-hour legal timeframe.


Kate never liked my music, says Pete - Oct 1 2007
Pete Doherty has apparently admitted that his ex-girlfriend Kate Moss hated his music.

The troubled Babyshambles rocker - who split from the catwalk queen earlier this year - reportedly told the Daily Star: "The two or three people I’ve really loved, and who loved me, have never really appreciated my music.

"It’s really annoying. My songs just don’t touch them.

"That said, in a sense it ought to be a good thing because you know they’re not with you because of your music. But it’s also a bit sad. Never mind the energy I was able to put into the songs, it was without effect."

Asked if Kate liked his tracks, the 28-year-old, who has been in rehab in Wiltshire for the past month, apparently told the paper: "No, she never liked them."

Bizarrely, in the group’s new album Shotter’s Nation, Kate received co-writing credits on four of the tracks.

Pete interviews Macca? - Sept 28 2007
Pete Doherty has apparently had a heart-to-heart with legendary former Beatle Paul McCartney.

The troubled Babyshambles frontman was reportedly given special permission to leave the rehab clinic where he is being treated, to interview his idol for the Observer Music Monthly.

A friend of the singer told the Daily Mirror: "He was overwhelmed by meeting Macca. They had a real heart-to-heart."

The source added: "They spoke about everything from music, other singers and even touched on the subject of women - but that was strictly between the two of them.

"Macca has got a sense of fun, and was willing to give anything a try. He’s really supportive of young bands... He was well up for letting a fellow muso interview him.

"Pete didn’t sleep the night before the interview just thinking about what he’d say to the legend when they actually came face to face."



Pete reunited with dad? - Sept 25 2007
Pete Doherty has apparently been reunited with his army major dad for the first time in three years.