Group Of 11 People Fined For Travelling 120 Miles From Manchester To Look At The Abbey

Group Of 11 People Fined For Travelling 120 Miles From Manchester To Look At The Abbey

Last week North Yorkshire issued 169 fixed penalties for people breaking COVID-19 rules. People have been travelling from outside of the area to visit its beauty spots. The rule-breaking has led North Yorkshire Police superintendent Mike Walker to warn people “not to travel to the coast” as half-term approaches.

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Speaking at a meeting of North Yorkshire’s Local Resilience Forum this morning, he said that the snow hadn’t done anything to lessen the number of breaches. One of which was a “group of 11 people who travelled from Manchester to look at Whitby Abbey” this weekend.

As well as those Walker said: “sadly, a couple of incidents where some pubs decided it would be a good idea to open their doors and welcome customers in to watch rugby or play pool.”

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“Also house parties continue to be an issue that officers have to deal with. I can’t stress enough the risk these people are taking.”

Last week SAGE’s Andrew Hayward spoke on BBC Radio 4’s Today’s Programme, telling its listeners: “Once the most vulnerable people, particularly those over 50 and those with chronic illnesses, are vaccinated then yes I think we can see a significant return to normality.”

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