A HEREFORDSHIRE man has been banned from the roads after he was caught drink-driving on a main road in Wales.

Graham Small entered a guilty plea when he appeared before magistrates in Llandrindod Wells.

The court heard the 56-year-old had been caught drink-driving behind the wheel of a Honda Jazz on the A44 between Crossgates and Forest Inn in Powys on April 24.

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An evidential breath test revealed he had 52 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35.

Small, who is of Ryelands Grove, Leominster, was fined £500 and disqualified from driving for 15 months. He must also pay costs of £85 and a £50 victim surcharge.