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Colchester BC has decided to go a step further than current government guidelines by closing a large town centre playground, after recording 110 people using the play equipment at one time. Unlike during the first national lockdown last spring, government guidelines under the current lockdown say that playgrounds can remain open. However, the council decided to act amid “ongoing concerns”. It comes days after the council also closed the town's two skateparks due to fears that social distancing guidelines were not being adhered to. Colchester’s portfolio holder for waste, environment and...

PARENTS and carers are being urged to use playgrounds "sensibly" amid fears that groups are gathering at the sites. Brighton and Hove City Council leader Phelim Mac Cafferty warned that playgrounds in the city could be closed if people do not use them more responsibly during lockdown. "We really don’t want to close our playgrounds, but our concern is that as the new strain of the pandemic is spreading at a worrying speed, they’re becoming unsafe," Cllr Mac Cafferty said. "This is because too many people of all ages are using them to congregate and socialise. Brighton and Hove City C...

A HOMEOWNER is “absolutely livid” after a group of more than 20 people held an indoor rave next door. Furious Trevor Roberts said the partygoers had DJ turntables and strobe lighting which kept his family awake until the early hours. The party happened before the city went into Tier 4 but police were called over the then Tier 2 restrictions. The 49-year-old called police at 10pm, who arrived in St Leonards Road, Hove, along with the homeowner, to disperse the crowd from the building, which is rented out to visitors. Mr Roberts said he counted “at least 25 people” at the house ...

PICTURES show hundreds of residents flocking to the seafront just hours after Storm Bella battered the coast. On Sunday, people awoke to flooded roads and downed trees, after the storm hit the south coast through the night. An amber weather warning remained in place until 9am, when the strong winds and heavy rain stopped. But by the afternoon, hundreds of residents made their way to Hove seafront to enjoy the break in the weather. Pictures show crowds walking along the path on the second day of Tier 4 restrictions. The measures, which were introduced on Boxing Day, are aimed to sl...