Harlow currently has the fourth highest rate of infection in England - 1235.8. The council, which runs four car parks serving the Town Park, have closed them with immediate effect. Council officials say they have “serious concerns” about the number of people who are travelling to, parking and meeting up in the Town Park car parks and within the park itself. On the weekend of January 9 many of the car parks were full to capacity. Brian Keane, chief executive of Harlow Council, said: “Harlow’s Covid-19 cases are at a critical point with enormous pressure being put on our hospital and other NHS services. We do not want to discourage anyone from going outside to exercise. However we need to take steps to ensure that, where we can, we limit the amount of people using the park, driving to the park and potentially meeting up and gathering in the park at this time.
The party underneath the M65 A Christmas Day party that was filmed and shared on social media has landed a reveller with a hefty Covid fine. Police in Hyndburn have been made aware of several illegal gatherings underneath the M65 motorway at Huncoat in recent weeks. And on Christmas Day evening, officers were sent to such a gathering, off Altham Lane, which involved around 100 people. Police said the event was filmed by a party-goer and then shared on social media. The video then came to the attention of the police who subsequently identified the person involved and handed them a Covid-19 fine.
The party underneath the M65 A Christmas Day party that was filmed and shared on social media has landed a reveller with a hefty Covid fine. Police in Hyndburn have been made aware of several illegal gatherings underneath the M65 motorway at Huncoat in recent weeks. And on Christmas Day evening, officers were sent to such a gathering, off Altham Lane, which involved around 100 people. Police said the event was filmed by a party-goer and then shared on social media. The video then came to the attention of the police who subsequently identified the person involved and handed them a Covid-19 fine.