Two rave organisers in south Wales fined £10,000 under new Covid-19 rules
by Archie Bland and agencies from Science | The Guardian on (#57H3K)
Police called to break up illegal gatherings across England and Wales over Bank Holiday weekend
Police received dozens of reports of illegal gatherings over the weekend and began issuing the first fines after new rules in England penalising organisers of illegal raves came into force.
Two organisers at a rave in Banwen, West Glamorgan, that attracted an estimated 3,000 people were handed fixed penalty notices for 10,000 on Sunday. Officers remained at the scene in to the night along with about 1,000 people, South Wales police said.
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