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Cathy Owen

Family-of-five sent home by police as they 'enjoy day out at the beach'

Police sent a family home after they were caught having a day out at the beach during the lockdown.

Officers from North Wales Police said they stopped the family from Merseyside as they arrived in Llanfairfechan for a day out on Wednesday, and were told to turn around and go home.

Under Boris Johnson's strict new guidelines aimed at stopping the spread of coronavirus, only essential travel is allowed and people are asked to go out for exercising, to shop for essentials or going to work.

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Gatherings with more than two people in public, excluding people you live with, have been banned.

Police have been given powers to fine people up to £30.

In a post on Facebook, the force's Conwy Coastal unit said: "Officers are out patrolling and it is pleasing to see that most people are sticking to the Government advice.

"But Inspector Daf Curry and PCSO Sara Owen did speak to a family of five who’d travelled from Merseyside to Llanfairfechan for a day at the seaside, to advise them this was not essential travel and to go home."

Police in North Wales have also reported a number of bikers coming to the region for a day out.

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