Six men have been fined for travelling more than 120 miles from Coventry to the Brecon Beacons to ride scrambler bikes despite the ongoing coronavirus restrictions.
South Wales Police and Gwent Police were contacted on Sunday by members of the public who were concerned about visitors using the beauty spot as a race circuit.
Police launched a joint operation alongside the Brecon Beacons National Park wardens to search the area around Trefil Quarry.
The 29-strong team were able to issue six men from the Coventry area with Covid-19 fixed penalty notices for breaching the stay at home regulations.
Six men have been fined for travelling more than 120 miles from Coventry to the Brecon Beacons to ride scrambler bikes despite the ongoing coronavirus restrictions (police at the scene)
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The body representing local authorities in Wales said they were committed to the decarbonisation agenda.
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NATURE lovers have again been warned not to visit Mid Wales beauty spots, or enter Powys from England, after a minibus driver was fined for bringing a party of 10 people to the Brecon Beacons on Saturday. Dyfed Powys Police reported that the minibus driver had brought his passengers from Cheltenham to the Brecon Beacons on February 13. The 10 passengers were presumably off exploring the local area as police revealed they were not present when police arrived. Cheltenham is an hour and 39 minute’s drive from Pen y Fan, in the heart of the Beacons – or 79 miles – and local police are again finding themselves reiterating the same message.
Car parks in Brecon Beacons closed because too many people are driving there for walks
Popular beauty spots, including Pen Y Fan, will be off limits
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Footpaths and car parks in the Brecon Beacons will be closed to the public to avoid the transmission of coronavirus .