Coronavirus: Three fined for visiting house in Brighton

The fixed penalty notices were issued to people who had visited someone else's house, in breach of ongoing lockdown rules.

"It is against the law to meet socially with family or friends unless they are part of your household or support bubble," the government website states.

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Brighton and Hove Police took to Twitter to reveal that another three Covid fines had been issued in the city.

A spokesman for the force said: "Police community support officers issued three Covid-19 fines tonight after reports of people visiting an address who should not have been there."

It was not just in Brighton where Covid rules were broken.

Police patrolling in Henfield following reports of lockdown rule breaches

Horsham police launched patrols in Henfield and Steyning yesterday evening "due to concerns around antisocial behaviour, and a small minority of people not following covid rules".

This comes after Sussex Police issued 45 Covid fines across the county last weekend alone.

Data published by the National Police Chiefs Council shows a total of 892 fixed penalty notices were issued by Sussex Police between March 27 and December 20.