A WOMAN was caught breaking a self isolation curfew after being caught drinking and driving in Church Langley.

Lisa Gilder, aged 48, of Carters Drive, Stansted, pleaded guilty to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court.

On January 1st, 2021 at Harlow, was supposed to be self- isolating due to family member in same household tested positive for COVID-19, she failed to do this and was found driving out of her local area.

On January 1st, 2021 at Harlow drove a motor vehicle on a road, Malkin Drive Harlow, after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in your breath, 127 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeded the prescribed limit.

On 01/01/2021 at Harlow assaulted, an emergency worker, namely POLICE CONSTABLE, acting in the exercise of his functions as such a worker, by beating him.

Gilder has been remanded on unconditional bail until her next court appearance on March 24th, 2021.