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Updated: 12:54, 16 January 2021
Police issued £12,600 of fines in a week after catching 63 people breaking Covid-19 regulations.
Breaches included a birthday party in Thanet, scooter riders in Maidstone and a string of people from different households sharing cars. They also fined a man who had driven to look at cars for sale at a garage.
Kent Assistant Chief Constable Claire Nix
Assistant Chief Constable Claire Nix said: It is unacceptable that people are still choosing to hold indoor and outdoor gatherings and to make unnecessary trips. At a time when there is so much pressure on Kentâs health services it is more important than ever for people to adhere to the government regulations.
France is demanding that truckers have Covid tests 72 hours before entering
Ministers fear the French demand will result in gridlock at the border again
No10 is concerned that Brexit border chaos could lead to food shortages
Defra says certain vehicles will be given access to open lanes on the M20 in Kent
Photos show drivers waiting in the rain at Waterbook Park estate in Ashford
A new temporary mortuary has been set up in Aylesford, Kent. Stuart Thomas A large temporary mortuary has been set up in north Kent to store bodies as the Covid-19 death toll rises. Kent County Council say the need to activate the temporary morgue is a stark reminder to everyone to follow the lockdown guidance as The Aylesford Temporary Place of Rest, a giant marquee located just north of Maidstone in Kent, opened on New Year s Day to ease pressure on hospital mortuaries which are currently reaching full capacity. In the last two weeks of 2020, more people have died in the south east of England than anywhere else in England and Wales, and health providers warn they are likely to face even greater pressures in the coming weeks.
LONDON: More than £32,000 in fines have been handed out to lorry drivers in Kent since New Year’s Day.Some were caught entering the county without the new permit needed following the.