Fraction of £10,000 coronavirus breach fines paid | Lancaster And Morecambe Citizen
A FRACTION of the £10,000 lockdown fines issued last year have been paid with dozens more being challenged or ignored, figures suggest.
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A FRACTION of the £10,000 lockdown fines issued last year have been paid with dozens more being challenged or ignored, figures suggest.
ALMOST 500 reports of coronavirus lockdown breaches were received by officers over the weekend, with 277 people fined.
A GYM owner was spoken to and fined by police for the 11th time after refusing to close his business over lockdown.
A GYM owner was spoken to and fined by police for the 11th time after refusing to close his business over lockdown.
The reasons Lancashire Police handed out 195 fines over one weekend OVER 400 calls about coronavirus breaches were made to officers across Lancashire over the weekend. In total between 7am on Friday and 6am on Monday, Lancashire police received 435 calls about potential breaches, many of which turned out to be within the regulations. However 195 Fixed Penalty Notices were issued, including for a house party in Darwen, a gym open in Preston and two families having dinner together in Lytham. Ch Supt Sam Mackenzie, of Lancashire Police, said: “It’s clear to me that the vast majority of...