Police hand out dozens of fines after 100 'astoundingly irresponsible' people were caught at illegal Formby beach rave

“I would take the opportunity to congratulate all the other recipients of the Bravery and Excellence Awards for their efforts and deserved recognition.”Chief Constable Iain Livingstone QPM presented 25 bravery awards to 31 police officers and 16 members of the public.He said: “The last 12 months have underlined the relentless and challenging nature of policing.“Officers and staff are playing a crucial role supporting the national response to coronavirus.

hereHe was said to be dressed in black, and wore a black face mask.On the GMP Bury North Facebook page, officers said: "Police are urgently appealing for information regarding a burglary that occurred on Smyrna Walk, Radcliffe on 24/02/2021 at approximately 19:49hrs."The vulnerable victim is elderly and shielding from COVID. She was assaulted and then had her home keys stolen by a lone male offender."The male fled the scene quickly after the burglary.

Blackburn Road, in Bolton, last weekend. A group of '40 to 50 people' were reportedly at the event on Sunday afternoon (February 21), in breach of current Covid lockdown rules.It was broken up and 37 fixed penalty notices of £200 were handed out - totalling £7,400.

direct to your inbox A police force has warned parents they will be fined if their children break coronavirus lockdown rules after around 20 young people were caught playing football at a locked leisure centre.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Police in Wishaw are hunting thiefs who stole generators from a site worth thousands of pounds.Officers are keen to trace the crooks who broke into the ScottishPower electrical sub-station in Castlehill Road in Gowkthrapple between 6pm and 10pm on Thursday, February 11.The thiefs cut the fencing and once inside stole three generators which police described as “worth thousands of pounds each”.Inspector Stevie

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A serial coronavirus denier has struck for the third time.The latest twisted message appeared on the wall of the busy Phoenix Retail Park at Linwood.The spot is a mile and a half from where a menace struck at the weekend.Barskiven Road links the Linwood Phoenix retail zone to Ferguslie Park and is a busy route for traffic.A source said: “The feeling is it could be the same person involved.“All the writing is

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happensThe yobs pounced on the man after he had withdrawn a three-figure sum from the cash machine and was walking near Millstream Court around 12.20am.He suffered facial injuries after he was violently punched to the ground.The yobs, who had scarves covering their faces, then grabbed the cash he had just withdrawn and ran off.The victim did not require hospital treatment but was left badly shaken by the ordeal.Detectives probing the attack last night

direct to your inbox A man has been arrested and a number of people have been fined after police were called to a coronavirus breach of '100 people in a café' in Burnage.

Comedian Rufus Hound has quit Dancing On Ice after testing positive for coronavirus.The 41 year old comedian was partnered with skating pro Robin Johnstone, however it has now been confirmed that Rufus has quit the show.The news was announced in a statement on the programme’s Twitter account, reading: “We can confirm that following a positive test result, @RufusHound is unable to return to Dancing On Ice this weekend.

Wigan filled with as many as 30 students.

direct to your inboxPolice are keen to speak to a chubby man with a ‘flat face’ who assaulted a woman while she was walking in Stockport. The victim was walking on a path near Willow Avenue, in Cheadle, when a man who was passing pushed her over.

fire broke out at a home in West Lothian. Emergency crews raced to Leyland Road in Bathgate at around 4.50am on Friday January 29 after receiving reports of a blaze at a house.