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Strong Reminder from North Yorkshire Leaders That Lockdown Isn't Over

With the weekend upon us once again there is a strong reminder from leaders in North Yorkshire that lockdown is not over and the stay at home order is still in force.

Last weekend saw 169 COVID fines issued across the county as large numbers of people flouted the stay at home rule.

Police reported an increase in the numbers of people visiting the Yorkshire Coast and a worrying amount of confusion about the lockdown rules after the Governments roadmap announcement.

This weekend the county's leaders are clearly stating that lockdown is still here and people should not leave their homes apart for the permitted reasons.

Louise Wallace is North Yorkshire's Director of public health.

Last weekend's 169 fines included fixed penalty notices issued to 21 people at a Birthday party in Scarborough and numerous people who had travelled to the coast for non-essential reasons.

Superintendent Mike Walker from North Yorkshire Police says it's a worrying situation.

Superintendent Walker said  “We are not at the point where we can abandon social distancing and all the other precautions we’ve been taking over the past year and just throw caution to the wind.”

He again voiced North Yorkshire Police’s continued commitment to policing the Coronavirus Health Regulations, stating “We will keep on policing the regulations and taking enforcement action against breaches, we will keep sending out patrols and we will keep engaging with the public , to protect all of our chances of moving out of lockdown as quickly and safely as possible.”

LOCKDOWN 3 NOTICES ISSUED SINCE 23 FEB

Gender

Breach

Local Authority Area where Notice Issued

Notices Issued

Local Residents

Visitors

Male

Female

Being Outside Place of Living

Outdoor Gathering

Indoor Gathering

Obstruct / Contravene / Fail to Close Business

Gathering more than 15

Craven

13

0

13

12

1

13

0

0

0

0

Hambleton

30

7

23

23

7

28

0

0

2

0

Harrogate

20

11

9

17

3

12

2

6

0

0

Richmond

15

13

2

8

7

2

0

9

4

0

Ryedale

8

6

2

7

1

2

0

6

0

0

Scarborough

127

62

65

77

50

59

14

32

1

21

Selby

11

4

7

10

1

7

2

0

2

0

York

31

16

15

13

18

12

5

11

3

0

TOTALS

255

119

136

167

88

135

23

64

12

21

LOCKDOWN 3 NOTICE – TOTAL NUMBER SINCE 6 JAN

Gender

Breach

Local Authority Area where Notice Issued

Notices Issued

Local Residents

Visitors

Male

Female

Being Outside Place of Living

Outdoor Gathering

Indoor Gathering

Obstruct / Contravene / Fail to Close Business

Gathering more than 15

Craven

108

3

105

93

15

106

1

1

0

0

Hambleton

106

30

76

89

17

82

5

17

2

0

Harrogate

107

45

62

86

21

62

4

35

6

0

Richmond

43

20

23

34

9

21

7

11

4

0

Ryedale

42

27

15

32

10

24

0

18

0

0

Scarborough

520

319

201

308

212

215

47

229

8

21

Selby

75

32

43

61

14

43

5

21

6

0

York

271

210

61

153

118

72

8

184

7

0

TOTALS

1272

686

586

856

416

625

77

516

33

21

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