A 36-year-old woman from Cirencester has been banned from driving for more than a year after she was charged with drink-driving.

Karly Williams, of Bowly Road, pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol when she appeared at Cheltenham Magistrates Court on December 18.

She was stopped in her car on Cirencester Road, Letton, on August 3 this year.

The court heard how Williams was found to have 62 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood, the legal limit being 35 micrograms.

Williams was banned from driving for 17 months and ordered to pay a fine and costs totalling of £732.