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Nine people fined for gender reveal party in lockdown
19 January 2021, 08:28
Attendees of a gender reveal party were fined for breaching lockdown regulations over the weekend.
Nine people have been fined for attending a gender reveal party in Wales, with police cracking down on lockdown rule-flouters.
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A number of households attended the gathering in Swansea, with officers describing the incident as 'irresponsbile'.
As reported by ITV news, A statement the South Wales Police Swansea Twitter account said: "Officers have issued nine fixed penalty notices this afternoon in Townhill after they got called to a gender reveal party with various households attending.
"This is not only unacceptable but irresponsible."
Elsewhere in the city, four people were fined for getting together to watch a football game.
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On Saturday, eight people were fined after meeting at a shed converted in a bar in the Sketty area of Swansea.
Other recent fines in the UK include a woman who was issued a £200 penalty after driving 100 miles to Yorkshire with her sister to go to McDonald's.
Officers have issued nine fixed penalty notices this afternoon in #Townhill after they got called to a gender reveal party with various households attending. This is not only unacceptable but irresponsible #StayHomeSaveLives #ProtectTheNHS ^5701 ^582 @insp_AndyHarris pic.twitter.com/FgBcAY8iC4
— South Wales Police Swansea (@SWPSwansea) January 17, 2021
As reported last week, the driver, in her 30s, was issued fixed penalty notice after she was caught crossing three counties to buy herself a burger meal.
Chief Inspector Rachel Wood, of North Yorkshire Police, said: "Driving through three counties to get a burger is not classed as essential travel.
"Most people in North Yorkshire are trying really hard to stop the spread of Covid in our communities and protect the vulnerable.
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