A man has been fined by police after breaching coronavirus rules to visit his friend's house for a brew.
Officers say they issued a fixed penalty to the man at the property in Lowton, near Wigan, on Friday night.
After being found to be breaking the latest government restrictions, police say the man then 'tried to lie about why he was there'.
Under current rules, people are not allowed to meet with family or friends indoors unless they are part of a household or support bubble.
In a Facebook post, officers from GMP's Golborne and Lowton team said:"As a follow on from yesterdays post reminding you we are currently in Lockdown 2.0 as they say and under Government restrictions, a fixed penalty was issued to a male last night who decided he was going to see his mate and have a brew with him and to make matters worse he tried to lie about why he was there.
"You cannot go to another persons address unless for certain exemptions i.e. child care, support bubble etc. full details are available on line."
In the post, officers also said there had been a number of vehicle thefts in the Lowton and Golborne areas, and warned residents to be vigilant.
