A Cardigan woman has been handed a community order to include an alcohol ban after pleading guilty to assaulting a police officer.

Kirsty Taylor, of 16A Golwg y Castell, initially appeared before Llanelli Magistrates’ Court on 20 January.

The 39-year-old pleaded guilty to assaulting Pc Neve Purnell in Llanelli on 5 January this year.

Magistrates adjourned the case for a pre-sentence report to be prepared.

At a sentencing hearing on 27 February, magistrates handed Taylor a 12 month community order to include a 120 alcohol abstinence and monitoring programme as well as up to 20 days of rehabilitation activities.

She must also pay costs to the Crown Prosecution Service of £85 and a surcharge to fund victim services of £114.