AN Alresford pensioner has been fined for speeding in the Itchen Valley.

Gordon Matthews, 73, of Orchard Close, was caught doing 51mph in a 30-zone whilst driving a 05-reg Subaru on the B3047 at Martyr Worthy on March 12.

He pleaded guilty and magistrates in Aldershot fined him £422, with a £42 victim surcharge and costs of £85.

They also imposed six penalty points on his licence.