Coronavirus fines handed out after police find 40 people at Mansfield house party

Police handed out fines after finding 40 people breaching Covid-19 rules at a house party in Mansfield.
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Officers were called to the home in Lindley Street at around 4.30pm on Thursday afternoon after reports of a large group of people partying.

They shut the party down and the organiser was fined £10,000 under coronavirus legislation.

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The news comes as the government continues talks with local leaders about further restrictions for some areas of Nottinghamshire and the possibility of moving into a higher tier of rules.

Police handed out fines after house parties in Mansfield and Ashfield breached coronavirus rules.Police handed out fines after house parties in Mansfield and Ashfield breached coronavirus rules.
Police handed out fines after house parties in Mansfield and Ashfield breached coronavirus rules.

Police also attended an illegal party in Ashfield, where the organiser was given a £10,000 fine after officers found more than 30 people squeezed into his kitchen.

Officers visited an address in Teversal, shortly after 9.30pm on Wednesday when a social media video emerged of the party taking place.

Revellers quickly dispersed as police arrived but the organiser was located and issued with a Fixed Penalty Notice for holding a gathering of more than 30 people.

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Assistant Chief Constable Kate Meynell, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Throughout the pandemic, our communities in Nottinghamshire have adapted and adjusted to some very difficult challenges to our daily lives.

“High levels of compliance during the national lockdown led to relatively low cases of the disease in Nottinghamshire when compared to the rest of the country.

“Now the disease has spread in the county to the point where areas of Nottinghamshire may be about to be placed under further restrictions it is really frustrating that a minority of people seem to not be able to accept their responsibility in preventing the virus from spreading further.

“I urge the public to follow the law in order to protect the most vulnerable people in society,” she added.

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Inspector Mark Dickson, district commander for Ashfield, said: “These incidents show a flagrant breach of the rules that placed members of the public at risk.

“No police officer wants to take this kind of action but these are extraordinary times and must all take personal responsibility for our actions. In this case we really had no other option but to issue a fixed penalty notice,” he added.

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