A serving county councillor has been banned from driving after he got behind the wheel while over the legal limit for alcohol.
Coun Ian Hutchinson, who represents the Haltwhistle ward on Northumberland County Council, appeared at South East Northumberland Magistrates Court on Wednesday, March 1.
Coun Hutchinson, of Hunter Avenue in Blyth, pleaded guilty to one count of driving a motor vehicle when above the legal limit for alcohol.