A wedding that went ahead on Saturday night – despite Government advice warning against public gatherings – ended up being gatecrashed by police.
Officers were called to The Bank of Fleet Hotel in Gatehouse of Fleet, Dumfriesshire, where more than 100 guests were partying.
But the celebrations came to an abrupt end after a visit by the local constabulary.
A force spokesman said: “Police visited a number of licensed premises on Saturday following Government guidelines for them to close.
“One of the premises in Gatehouse of Fleet had a wedding ongoing.
“Officers advised of the guidelines and the family took the decision to stop the event and send the guests home.”
Angry locals blasted the hotel owners and the married couple on social media.
Suzanne Thorpe posted on Facebook: “They are not only putting their staff at risk and the wedding party at risk, they are putting the whole community, the whole county at risk. Why?
“I’m sure everyone involved did not mean any harm. They just didn’t think through the potential risks involved.”
Chief medical officer Catherine Calderwood said: “It’s very difficult to talk to people about not socialising, about not having wedding receptions.
“One person at one of these events may actually have the opportunity to pass the virus to many, many others.”
Staff at the Bank of Fleet Hotel did not respond to the Record’s attempts to contact them.
