10 people were each fined £200 after breaking lockdown rules in Bradford on Saturday, West Yorkshire Police has revealed
Bradford East Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) and Bradford Council issued the fines after people were found to be "meeting with other households to smoke shisha and eat takeaways" at a car park on Leeds Road.
Police said, in a social media post, that this was "not a reasonable excuse to be out in the current lockdown"m adding that "these people are jeapordising the Government's most recent announcement for relaxing the lockdown rules".
In a statement issued today, a West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: "Bradford East NPT together with Bradford Council conducted a planned operation on Saturday 27 February following reports of Covid breaches.
"Officers attended the Vogue Lounge on Leeds Road and found a number of people gathering from different households at the premises.
"10 people received fines of £200 each.
"Enquiries are ongoing.
"Police are continuing to work closely with partner agencies to take positive action on any information we receive on breaches of Coronavirus regulations."
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