Police officers attended Total Fitness in Handforth this afternoon (Sunday, 5th April) after receiving reports that a group were playing football on the site.
A large group of males were reported to be playing football on the outside courts at the club, despite the Government telling people not to meet with friends or family, that they do not live with, during the lockdown.
A spokesperson for Handforth Police said "If the young man that left his bag, house keys and drugs behind wants to collect his keys they'll be waiting for him at Wilmslow Police station."
Having visited Stanley Hall Park about half an hour earlier, they tweeted "Perhaps the stay at home message is finally getting through, all empty at Stanley Hall Park in Handforth. Lets hope it stays that way and everyone follows government advice and helps support the NHS."
Speaking on the news today Health Secretary Matt Hancock warned that exercising outside could be banned if people continue to ignore the social distancing rules - meaning a minority would spoil it for everyone.
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This is to all those of you who’ve decided to go out for day trips in the sun this weekend.
Don’t you dare stand on your doorsteps and clap and cheer for us, the NHS on Thursday you hypocritical scumbags. When this is eventually over, don’t you dare pat yourselves on the back and say ‘we got through together’
YOU put NHS lives at risk, whilst we were trying so hard to help and protect you and yours
YOU put vulnerable people’s lives at risk
YOU probably caused people to die
YOU should be very very ashamed, but you won’t because
YOU are a group of selfish *******.
I totally agree with everything that you have said, however this isn’t just a weekend problem now it’s every day.
I’ve walked up Macclesfield Road the last two days and although the edge main car park is closed the two lay-bys had twenty cars in them. Two lads in a white Volkswagen were even sat smoking weed, and because quite simply because they can.
This header storey however is another after the event yarn by Cheshire butter fingers Police. Megaphoning how they managed to catch nobody.