Covidiots from Ebbw Vale and Cwmbran fined TWO women have been punished by a court for breaking coronavirus lockdown restrictions. Aimee Pearce, 26, of Heol Gwyn Lliw, Beaufort, Ebbw Vale, was ordered to pay £2,021 in a fine, costs and a surcharge. Chloe Palmer, 25, of Burton s Place, Llantarnam, Cwmbran, was ordered to pay £439 in a fine, costs and a surcharge. Newport Magistrates’ Court heard how both were “found to be in contravention of the regulations namely contravene a requirement not to participate in a gathering in private”.