Nearly 1,000 covid breaches reported to police in one week
Avon and Somerset Police received 988 reported breaches of the restrictions between February 18 and 24.
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Police wearing face masks while on patrol
Police received nearly 1,000 reports of covid breaches across the force area - in the space of just a week.
Avon and Somerset Police says it received 988 reported breaches of the restrictions into its control room between February 18 and 24.
Officers attended approximately 60 per cent of the 176 reported breaches through the control room handing out 126 fixed penalty notices.
Despite restrictions still being firmly in place, some continue to flout the rules.
Disappointing weekend for Covid breaches in Bristol as 66 fines issued
A total of 66 people were hit with Covid fines in one weekend
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Police gather at an illegal party in Cheltenham Road, Cotham on Friday, February 19
Police were called to almost 500 coronavirus breaches during one of the most disappointing weekends of the pandemic so far.
Officers handed out 50 fines to people caught attending gatherings with more than two people, including at two illegal gatherings on Friday and Sunday night in Bristol.
And a business owner in south Bristol has been hit with a £1,000 fee after officers found a car wash being operated against lockdown regulations.