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West Midlands Police officers broke up an illegal ‘lock in’ at a football club in Walsall over the weekend. After receiving several reports since April about Walsall Wood football club secretly opening and not complying with COVID-19 restrictions, police finally took matters into their own hands.
West Midlands Police have confirmed that over 100 lockdown violation fines were issued after officers broke up an illegal rave despite being pelted with missiles by the hostile crowd. Police constables acted on information and discovered an unlawful music event being held in a disused warehouse in Birmingham last night (28 November) despite a COVID-19…
Gyms across the country and set to close following the prime minister’s announcement of a fresh lockdown across England, responding to a rise in COVID-19 cases. Boris Johnson yesterday announced all non-essential businesses will have to close again to curb coronavirus cases, which includes leisure and entertainment venues.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a second national lockdown for the whole of England, as the UK exceeds one million COVID-19 cases. Lockdown rules to be enforced from Thursday 5 November will include the closure of non-essential shops and hospitality for 30 days, but will aim to protect workers through the return of the Government’s furlough…