Driving ban for ex-councillor four times over limit

Emma Holton pleaded guilty and was banned from driving for a year

A former councillor has received a driving ban for getting behind the wheel while more than four times over the alcohol limit.

Emma Holton, of Lambourne Close in Ledbury, previously served as a local politician on Herefordshire Council.

She had been on Holyhead Road near Shrewsbury on 10 April when her Land Rover was stopped by officers and she was breathalysed.

The former Ledbury South representative pleaded guilty to the offence at Telford Magistrates Court on Wednesday. She was also ordered to undertake 150 hours of community service and pay £199 in costs.

Holton was ordered to undertake 150 hours of community service and pay £199 in costs.

The court heard a breathalyser test revealed 144 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of Holton's breath, which was above the legal limit of 35 micrograms.

Holton represented her ward between 2015 and 2019, first as a Conservative and later as an independent.

This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations.

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