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A WOMAN was caught drug-driving in Lambourn. Lauren Smith appeared in the dock at Reading Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, March 19. The 28-year-old, of Mill Lane, Newbury, admitted possessing a quantity of the Class A-controlled drug in the village on September 5 last year. She further admitted driving a BMW 320d on the B4000 near Hill Drop Lane, Lambourn, on the same occasion. Magistrates ordered pre-sentence reports to be prepared. They ordered these on an ‘all options’ basis, including custody. Ms Smith, who was legally represented by Heulwen Everton, was meanwhile released on unconditional …

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