AN Alresford man has been banned from the road for drug driving.

George Miles Atticus Morgan-Giles, 19, was stopped by police on January 7 on the A303 near Micheldever whilst driving a W-reg Peugeot 306.

Morgan-Giles, of Colden Lane, Old Alresford, denied the allegation but was convicted after trial.

Magistrates in Aldershot disqualified him from driving for 12 months, fined him £450 and ordered he pay prosecution costs of £625.