| Common sense YEAH RIGHT !!!!! 18:13 - Jun 25 with 1393 views | Imperial |
A police force and south coast council have pleaded with people to stay away after services were “stretched to the absolute hilt” when thousands of sunseekers flocked to beaches amid the heatwave.
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council said it had no choice but to declare a major incident and condemned the “irresponsible” behaviour of crowds who gridlocked roads, dumped rubbish, parked illegally and some who reportedly got involved in fights.
Extra police patrols have been brought in and security is in place to protect refuse crews who the council said faced “widespread abuse and intimidation” as they emptied overflowing bins.
Thirty-three tonnes of waste was cleaned up along the full stretch of coastline on Thursday morning, in addition to eight tonnes collected between the piers on Wednesday, the council said.
It issued 558 parking enforcement fines, a record number, and said extra parking enforcement is now in place.
Council Leader Vikki Slade said: “We are absolutely appalled at the scenes witnessed on our beaches, particularly at Bournemouth and Sandbanks, in the last 24-48 hours.
“The irresponsible behaviour and actions of so many people is just shocking and our services are stretched to the absolute hilt trying to keep everyone safe. We have had no choice now but to declare a major incident and initiate an emergency response.”
The council said there had been “a number of incidents reported which involved excessive alcohol and fights”. | | | |  |
| Common sense YEAH RIGHT !!!!! on 18:21 - Jun 25 with 1387 views | spell_chekker |
There's an element of the Great British public who are complete dicks when they go on holiday.
It's more difficult to go abroad this summer so the traditional seaside resorts are going to bear the brunt of it. | |
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| Common sense YEAH RIGHT !!!!! on 18:43 - Jun 25 with 1374 views | ROTTWEILERS |
Sounds like some people had a good time and other people did their jobs. So not really news and definitely not a major incident. The over emotive language is just laughable. | |
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| Common sense YEAH RIGHT !!!!! on 20:32 - Jun 25 with 1365 views | Imperial |
Normally I would agree with you, over emotive language is used all too often. In my view the language was reasonable in this case.
The lack of logical thought/ common sense is clear to see and the potential (all be it unproven) consequences to the public as a whole could be devastating. | | | |
| Common sense YEAH RIGHT !!!!! on 22:00 - Jun 25 with 1361 views | ROTTWEILERS |
Lack of common sense - agreed. However, reading the article you'd think this country has never had a problem with gridlock, litter and antisocial behaviour before. We are trying to return to some degree of normality. This gargantuan task is not aided by this type of reporting on complete non-events. | |
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| Common sense YEAH RIGHT !!!!! on 23:49 - Jun 25 with 1346 views | BringBackTheRedRoom |
Was always going to happen Imp, bit like the end of school term. Have seen close up photos of that beach showing people/groups keeping social distancing though.
The biggest problem to getting things restarted is the shipping industry. You got cargo ships thousands of miles from where they need to be, crews either stuck on board ships, or under lockdown in their home countries. Goods stuck on quaysides.... etc.
Only seen the FT cover this so far. Needs the maritime industry, owners and governments to come up with a new set of world regulations fast. | |
| ‘Where there is harmony, may we bring discord. Where there is truth, may we bring error. Where there is faith, may we bring doubt. And where there is hope, may we bring despair’ |
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| Common sense YEAH RIGHT !!!!! on 07:33 - Jun 26 with 1335 views | spudgun |
Yep, I agree it was inevitable.
A lack of common sense perhaps, but understandably predictable all things considered.
There will be lots more of it to come, as the country returns to a semblance of normality.
`End of term` is a good way of summing it up... | | | |
| Common sense YEAH RIGHT !!!!! on 08:04 - Jun 26 with 1329 views | ROTTWEILERS |
I see Matt Hancock is at it again, threatening to close beaches. After unsuccessfully threatening people harmlessly sunbathing back in April, you'd think he'd learn. | |
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