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The names and stories of those before the courts for breaking coronavirus rules
THOUSANDS of people have been fined in East Lancashire since the country was placed into lockdown during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the latest data 4,539 fixed penalty notices have been issued to people in the county over the 13-month period between March 2020 and April 2021. Of those, 72 were issued to people who refused to wear face coverings while in a public place indoors, 55 to those who breached international travel regulations and 28 to those who broke business regulations. Eleven fines have been issued to people involved in gatherings of 30 or more people.
Man accused of being three times over the drink drive limit at 9am
Joseph Sammon gave no plea when he appeared at court today
18:35, 12 MAY 2021
Joseph Sammon, 43 gave no plea at Preston Magistrates Court (Image: Merseyside Police)
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A Southport man appeared in court accused of being three times over the drink drive limit when police attempted to stop him at 9am.
Police sergeant Stuart Berry, pictured inset, was based at Warrington Police Station A CHESHIRE Police sergeant has been dismissed from the force after being convicted of harassment. Police sergeant Stuart Berry, who was based at Warrington Police Station, was found guilty of harassing his estranged wife at Preston Magistrates Court last month. The operational manager was convicted of the offence after ‘making unwanted contact through social media and email’. On Monday, April 19, sergeant Berry was handed community service and a curfew after returning to the same court for sentence. It comes after he was handed a non-molestation order by Crewe Family Court in October, preventing him from contacting his former partner for a year.
Gym owner charged over closure order breach after 10 people caught training inside fitness centre A man has been charged with breaching a court order after officers attended a gym and found 10 people training inside. Steven Todd, 56, of Chapel Hill, Longridge, has been charged with remaining on/entering premises in contravention of a closure order. In February Preston Magistrates Court granted a three-month closure order on Reps Gym, Ribbleton, Preston, along with £9,098.15 in costs, following an application by Preston City Council. Police, accompanied by environmental health officers from the council closed the premises, making attempts to access the site illegal while the order remained in place.