A woman who was caught drink driving on Christmas Day has been sentenced.

Michelle Bonds, 29, of Parklands in Coopersale, Epping, was disqualified for four years and given a community order when she appeared at Basildon Magistrates Court on January 9.

Ms Bonds was found to have more than two and half times the legal driving limit of alcohol in her system when she was stopped in Western Road, Brentwood.

She has been ordered to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work, participate in a drink driving awareness course and pay £145 in costs.