Hilltown woman fined after speeding on Newry Road

LAURA Woods was fined £75 after pleading guilty to driving at 72mph in a 60mph zone on the Banbridge to Newry Road.

Woods, 19, of Leitrim Road, Hilltown, appeared before District Judge Natasha Fitzsimons at Banbridge Magistrates’ Court, sitting at Newry Courthouse, on November 5.

The court heard that Woods was detected travelling at 72mph in a 60mph speed limit on April 15, 2026.

She had been eligible for a fixed penalty but had not taken it up.

Woods pleaded guilty to excess speed and was fined £75, with a £15 offender levy. She was given 12 weeks to pay.