JUST 11 fines for Covid breaches were handed out over the Easter Bank Holiday in North Yorkshire, with ten of those coming in the Scarborough borough. North Yorkshire Police said that it had been a quiet weekend with fines only being handed out for illegal indoor gatherings, with all but one of them coming on the coast. Superintendent Mike Walker, North Yorkshire Police lead for the force’s Covid response told a meeting of the North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum that it was “encouraging” that the number of fines had dropped so dramatically. He said in the last seven days just 14 fines had been issued, down from 170 the week before despite the “very busy” bank holiday. Supt Walker said: “It is pleasing that the rightfully careful and cautious step one of the Government’s road map out of lockdown has gone well in our area.
NORTH Yorkshire Police has issued just 14 Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) since some Covid restrictions were eased by the Government on March 29. Over the bank holiday weekend, 11 FPNs were issued - all were for indoor gathering breaches, of which 10 occurred in the Scarborough area. Commenting on the figures, Superintendent Mike Walker, who is leading North Yorkshire Police s response to coronavirus, said: “It is pleasing that the rightfully careful and cautious Step 1 of the Government’s Road Map Out of Lockdown has gone well in our area. “This is testament to the outstanding partnership working we have in North Yorkshire and the City of York, plus the invaluable support from our communities who have experienced the collective effort to keep everyone safe during the pandemic.
POLICE in North Yorkshire have issued just 14 Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) since some Covid restrictions were eased by the Government on March 29. Over the bank holiday weekend, 11 FPNs were issued - all were for indoor gathering breaches, of which 10 occurred in the Scarborough area. The 14 further FPNs issued over the last week is a significant drop on the 170 issued in the previous week. Commenting on the figures, Superintendent Mike Walker, who is leading North Yorkshire Police’s response to coronavirus, said: It is pleasing that the rightfully careful and cautious Step 1 of the Government’s Road Map Out of lockdown has gone well in our area.
North Yorkshire Police issued 210 fines to people caught in the county breaking Covid restrictions in the last seven days A POLICE chief has warned against Covid complacency as the number of fines issued for rule breaches fell in the last week. North Yorkshire Police issued 210 fines to people caught in the county breaking Covid restrictions in the last seven days. This is a reduction from the previous week where 255 fines were handed out. The majority, 133, were issued to visitors for the region; 62 people were fined for attending indoor gatherings and eight were caught at outside gatherings. Speaking at the North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum press conference this week, Superintendent Mike Walker said: “It’s been another busy week for officers, but thankfully we have seen a reduction in the number of fixed penalty notices issued over the last seven days with 210 tickets being handed out.