A WOMAN, aged 29, from the Pontypool area, has been charged with drinking driving following a crash on Bryn-Gaer Terrace, in Brynithel, on Boxing Day.

A Gwent Police spokeswoman said: "At approximately 12.30am on December 26, we had a report of a collision on Bryn Gaer Terrace, in Brynithel, where an Astra had collided with a Focus that was stationary with no-one inside.

"A 29 year old woman from the Pontypool area has been charged with drink driving and is due to appear before Cwmbran Magistrates in January."