A RESIDENT has been banned from driving for 18 months and hit with a £320 fine.

Mariesa Buckingham, 42, of Gleaston Avenue, Barrow, was caught driving whilst over the legal limit of alcohol in Barrow on Thursday July 8, 2021.

Buckingham pleaded guilty to the charge at South Cumbria Magistrates' Court on Thursday, before her sentencing by magistrates.