Article 5C6QW Police in Brecon Beacons turn away visitors breaching Covid restrictions

Police in Brecon Beacons turn away visitors breaching Covid restrictions

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Steven Morris
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Man who had driven 200 miles to walk in the hills and minibus of people among those stopped

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.

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