Police in Brecon Beacons turn away visitors breaching Covid restrictions

Last modified on Tue 29 Dec 2020 23.36 EST
Police have turned visitors away from the Brecon Beacons after hikers drove as far as 200 miles to walk in the snowy Welsh hills in defiance of Covid restrictions.
Although Wales is in lockdown, Dyfed-Powys police said one man drove from Hertfordshire in England to walk up Pen-y-Fan, the highest peak in southern Britain. Hertfordshire is under English tier 4 “stay at home” restrictions.
A minibus of people from a number of different households arrived from Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, a drive of about 80 miles that would have taken two and a half hours.
Hundreds of people arrived on Monday and Tuesday and the force issued fixed penalty notices for some breaches, though many people turned around after seeing police officers in the area.

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