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Clamp Down on Scarborough Borough House Parties

Police in in the Scarborough Borough will be clamping down on house parties this weekend.

Indoor gatherings are not allowed under the lockdown regulations.

Last weekend there were 34 fines issued to people breaking the indoor gathering rules in North Yorkshire, all of them in the Scarborough Borough.

Superintendent Mike Walker from North Yorkshire Police says it's been a particular problem on the Yorkshire Coast.

North Yorkshire Police have issued 107 Fixed Penalty Notices for breaches of the Coronavirus regulations since the new national lockdown commenced on 6 January 2021.

49 of those fines have been issued in the Scarborough Borough

Local Authority Area where Notice Issued Total Notices Issued Local Residents Visitors Male Female Being Outside Place of Living Outdoor Gathering Indoor Gathering Obstruct / Contravene
Craven 19 1 18 16 3 19      
Hambleton 4   4 4   4      
Harrogate 10   10 9 1 10      
Richmond                  
Ryedale                  
Scarborough 49 35 14 28 21 15   34  
Selby 3 2 1 3   3      
York 22 19 3 16 6 7   15  
TOTALS 107 57 50 76 31 58 0 49 0

Superintendent Walker has thanked the members of the public who have been proactive in reporting breaches of the indoor gathering regulations.

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