Humberside Police stop Hull and Cleethorpes New Year parties

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Humberside police have broken up two New Year's Eve house parties in Hull and Cleethorpes.

Around forty guests were told to leave a party at a property in Freehold Street in Hull, and two householders were served with a penalty notice.

Eight people were also served with penalty notices after loud music was heard coming from a property on North Promenade in Cleethorpes.

Both Hull and Cleethorpes are under tier three restrictions - meaning people are not allowed to mix with others from outside their own households.

Assistant Chief Constable Chris Noble said: "We all have a responsibility to do the right thing and protect each other, in order to stop the spread of the virus, protect our hospitals from becoming overwhelmed and save lives.

"Covid-19 remains a public health emergency and in particular the new strain of Covid-19 means the virus has begun to spread more rapidly.

“We are all hoping that 2021 will bring an end to this pandemic and a return to normality but in order to do that, we need to do our bit for a little bit longer.

“By abiding by the restrictions, we can contain the spread of the virus and the quicker we do that, the quicker our normal lives can resume.”