A WOMAN has been banned from the roads after drug-driving in Hereford.

Leanne Hayley Walker entered a guilty plea when she appeared before magistrates in Worcester.

The court heard the 36-year-old had been caught behind the wheel of a Honda CRV in Hereford's Widemarsh Street while over the drug-drive limit on November 19.

An evidential blood test revealed Walker had 2.9 microgrammes of cannabis metabolite delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol per litre of blood. The legal limit is two.

Walker, of Summerpool, Bishops Frome, was disqualified from driving for 12 months and fined £440. She must also pay costs of £135 and a £44 victim surcharge.